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Common Tech Jobs Described as Cabals of Mesoamerican Wizards
AWM #91: I wanted to clarify the tech work landscape for myself and instead I wrote this (??) 🪞
Aug 11, 2022
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The IQ Bell Curve Meme
Lessons from an imperfect but revealing meme about opinions and wisdom 🔔
Mar 18, 2021
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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We Rarely Lose Technology
There are few forgotten inventions, and none that we might truly care about 🍈
Jun 23, 2023
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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The Figurative-to-Abstract Art Pipeline
Pioneers of abstract art all have a background painting representational pictures 🐄
Nov 10, 2023
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Remaining Ambitious
AWM #82: On dealing with rejection, both as an applicant and as a gatekeeper 🏔
Jun 9, 2022
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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The Color of the Future
A history of blue 🦋
Aug 26, 2025
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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There Is No Planet B (For Worldbuilding)
On the complexity limits of fictional worlds 🌍
Jan 18, 2024
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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Introducing the Historical Tech Tree
An attempt at reducing the burden of tech complexity ⚙️
May 27, 2025
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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Why Did Nobody Tell Me ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Was This Good
And the one major flaw that almost destroys its entire project 🚉
Aug 11, 2025
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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Nothing Is Inherently Obvious
Err on the side of thinking your stuff is interesting 🐋
Feb 15, 2023
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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Reinvent the Wheel
AWM #97: There's really no other option 🛞
Sep 22, 2022
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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Children of the Geissler Tube
The most consequential technology you’ve never heard of 📺
Nov 17, 2023
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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