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Why the 4th of July Still Matters
Intellectuals, Cambodia, Plastic, and Mithril
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Sam Alaimo
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Dropping Bombs on Oneself with the SOG in Vietnam
Riffing with Epictetus and finding figs on thorns
Jun 24
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Sam Alaimo
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Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast: Worst Case Scenarios
Aesop, asses, frogs, and optimization
Jun 17
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Sam Alaimo
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Dogs Remind Us of What Matters in Life
Jun 4, 2024
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Sam Alaimo
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What WWI Can Teach Us About the Meaning of Life
Nov 19, 2024
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Sam Alaimo
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Why We Should Suffer In Silence
Dec 10, 2024
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Sam Alaimo
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How Dogs Make Us Ancient Again
Sep 17, 2024
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Why We Should End Self-Care And Embrace Hardship
Feb 11
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How WWII Frogmen Can Cure Modern Despair
Oct 15, 2024
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Sam Alaimo
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Driving While Phoning: Zombocalypse Now
Phones, bows, and baskets
Jun 10
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Sam Alaimo
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On Kitting Up With Achilles
Epictetus' Door, the Urubu Indians, and burnout
Jun 3
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Sam Alaimo
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When it is Good to Do Devious Shit: A Stoic in Army Recon
A riff on Epictetus' laws of the gods, laws of the dead, and a path forward
May 27
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Sam Alaimo
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On SEALs and Safety
Fiction, truth, and unconventional modes of mind
May 20
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Sam Alaimo
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On Pre-State Hunters and State Entitlement
Misery is the cure to the modern disease of entitlement
May 13
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Sam Alaimo
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🐾 The Stoic Wisdom of the Dog
More than man's best friend.
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How Dogs Ground Us In The Moment
And cure the curse of acedia
May 6
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Sam Alaimo
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The Cure For Stress Is Savoring Cordite and Cherry Blossoms
Wisdom from WWI trench soldiers
Apr 29
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Sam Alaimo
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How to Self-Rule When Everything Around You Says Submit
Or the primal wisdom of Yellow Wolf
Apr 22
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Sam Alaimo
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