Archive - Complexity Condensed

Mimetic Desire explained in exactly 500 words

Like all animals, we know what we need. Nourishment, safety, sex. Our needs are limited. Instinctual. Natural. And in today’s world – almost guaranteed…

Feb 20, 2022 •

June 2021

Dysevolution explained in exactly 500 words

It's not a word, but you need to know about it.

Jun 14, 2021 •

March 2021

NFTs explained in exactly 500 words

Creators. They've struck gold.

Mar 14, 2021 •

February 2021

Fractional Reserve Banking explained in exactly 500 words

Imagine if instead of paying to park your car, you got paid for it. Wouldn’t you find it strange? You might assume that the parking attendant planned on…

Feb 17, 2021 •

January 2021

Caffeine explained in exactly 500 words

Caffeine is my favorite drug. Every morning, before I start my day, I brew myself a cup of coffee. As the caffeine enters my system, I transform from a…

Jan 31, 2021 •

Freemasonry explained in exactly 500 words

Freemasonry is the world’s most famous secret society whose objective is to ‘take good men and make them better'. If you’re surprised by this seemingly…

Jan 24, 2021 •

Dopamine explained in exactly 500 words

You’ve just woken up. What’s the first thing you do? If you’re like me, you get your first dopamine hit of the day - you reach for your phone.

Jan 10, 2021 •

December 2020

Stoicism explained in exactly 500 words

If practiced well, Stoicism can help you get rich and stay rich. I’m only half-joking. Stoicism is a school of Philosophy that originated in Athens in…

Dec 27, 2020 •

Loss Aversion explained in exactly 500 words

You're not built to chase your dreams.

Dec 16, 2020 •

Sleep explained in exactly 500 words

Sleep is like your significant other. You’re fond of it, but you don’t really understand it. From an evolutionary perspective, sleep is a strange…

Dec 2, 2020 •

November 2020

Viruses explained in exactly 500 words

I've had the personal misfortune of experiencing two very different viruses in 2020. One attacked my computer. The other made me spend a fortnight in…

Nov 25, 2020 •

Marxism explained in exactly 500 words

Europe was a strange place in the year 1848. The Industrial Revolution had changed its economic landscape. Democracy was gaining ground against…

Nov 18, 2020 •

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