It’s a human thing: we tell stories. We create narrative frameworks for ourselves as we look out at the world from within our own heads. Why this, and why that, and how could that possible make sense. Sometimes, the stories we tell ourselves are true. (Or mostly true.) When this happens, it’s just the best. … Continue reading On the stories we tell ourselves (that are wrong)
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On the value of a good whiskey origin story
I like whiskey—the bite, the burn, the sphere of ice lolling around the glass. But I'm also suspicious of it. While some whiskey is better than other whiskey, I have my doubts that some whiskey is worth thousands of dollars more than other whiskeys. (I have the same doubts for wine and other luxury goods, … Continue reading On the value of a good whiskey origin story