Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if Nazi Germany won World War II? Have you ever read a novel or watched a movie set in this notional world and asked, “why is there nothing about the economy?” Who owns these factories? Is it American capitalists, German…
I’ve recently been trolling the subreddit r/AmITheAsshole.(Known as AITA for short.) AITA was 2022’s most popular subreddit, so many of my trolls got…
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My name is Perry, and I'm not a philosophical zombie. Prove it, you ask? I can't. I can think of no experiment I could perform to convince you I am a…
Suppose there is a giant dragon that terrorizes the Kingdom of Crusonia. Over time, the people of the Kingdom make an uneasy modus vivendi with the…
Paul Kelly was not looking forward to the day’s work. He didn’t know why his boss made him attend the stupid convention and listen to the authors…
Inspired by this LessWrong post. 30-year-old John Smith was taking a leisurely stroll during his break from work when, horrors, he saw a child drowning…
“Welcome, my Jedi friend, to the anarchist society of Tatooine,” said Watto. “Riiiiight,” said Kenobi. “What’s with the sneery voice?” “It doesn’t look…
Dear Earthlings, I hope all is well on your planet, for if I die here, I will gain some comfort knowing there is a backup, a second planet on whom my…
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