Archive - Jeff Giesea

Toxic Achievement Zombies

Addicted to gold stars, stuck in status games — and finding a way out

Jul 16 •

What songs are on your life's playlist?

Here are some of mine — and what I learned from building it

Jul 7 •

June 2025

May 2025

April 2025

How to thrive in the simulacra

Finding our humanity in a hyperreal world

Apr 30 •

In praise of the porch sitters

how a neighbor named Sherry became family

Apr 21 •

Headphone Americans - a new archetype

curation, hydration, atomization

Apr 17 •

Hanania: "I made a huge mistake"

Watch now (57 mins) | A recording from Jeff Giesea's live video

Apr 4 •

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Richard Hanania

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