Erik Torenberg

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The latest theses, insights, and blog posts from Erik Torenberg

On Nonviolent Communication

August 27, 2024

The Rise of Anti-Heroes

February 08, 2024

Thoughts on Mental Health

January 19, 2024

2024 Scheming

January 03, 2024

Take the Clearpill

December 14, 2023

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

December 06, 2023

People are Different

December 03, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving

November 23, 2023

How Communities Die

November 16, 2023

Build Nuclear. Frak. Drill.

November 14, 2023

A Schism in The Current Thing

November 04, 2023

Group Narcissism

October 28, 2023

Reintroducing Stigma

October 13, 2023

The Matching Problem in Dating

September 23, 2023

What Does The Gray Tribe Want?

September 14, 2023

America the Oligarchy

September 11, 2023

What are the Limits to Growth?

September 02, 2023

The World Moves Left

August 13, 2023

The Ancient City

July 29, 2023

The Case for Immigration

July 12, 2023

More People is Better

June 25, 2023

Optimize

June 19, 2023

Introducing Turpentine

June 08, 2023

Faith over Logic

June 02, 2023

Examining Balaji's Bet

April 01, 2023

The Necessary Nihilism

March 18, 2023

How Slave Morality Won

March 05, 2023

Wacky Beliefs are the Point

February 19, 2023

Our Deglobalized Future

February 04, 2023

Money Crypto vs Tech Crypto

January 29, 2023

When Delusions Serve Us

January 21, 2023

There is no Self

January 14, 2023

On Celebrity

January 08, 2023

2022 Roundup

December 30, 2022

Kill Your Identity

December 23, 2022

Tradition is Truer than Truth

November 30, 2022

The Hypocrisy of Elites

July 16, 2022

Beliefs are Fashions

July 02, 2022

Justice Eats The World

June 18, 2022

On Longevity

May 01, 2022

Startups Save The World

April 23, 2022

Productizing Venture

April 16, 2022

On Meritocracy

March 20, 2022

On Ambition

March 13, 2022

On Hustle Culture

March 06, 2022

An Intro to Market Monetarism

November 07, 2021

Announcing: ODX

October 21, 2021

On Solitude

September 26, 2021

The Hunter Economy

September 21, 2021

Reputation Markets

September 12, 2021

Signaling on the Internet

August 21, 2021

The Magic of Silicon Valley

August 15, 2021

Truth, Status, and Tribes

August 01, 2021

Living on the Internet

July 17, 2021

Why Libertarians Lose

July 11, 2021

Where Did The Future go?

June 01, 2021

On Cost Disease

April 11, 2021

On Economic Growth

April 04, 2021

On Humor

March 08, 2021

The Rise of Therapy Culture

February 01, 2021

Reality is up for Grabs

January 24, 2021

Markets and Communities

January 18, 2021

Best Books I read in 2020

January 11, 2021

Opportunities in Education

December 28, 2020

An Ode to Podcasting

December 07, 2020

Decentralizing Venture Capital

November 30, 2020

Frameworks for Startup Ideas

November 16, 2020

How to Find a Co-Founder

November 09, 2020

Frameworks for Hiring

November 02, 2020

Why We Need More Founders

October 19, 2020

See your Career as a Product

October 12, 2020

Take Asymmetric Bets

September 28, 2020

Build Personal Moats

September 20, 2020

Life Capital

September 14, 2020

The Higher Education Bubble

August 09, 2020