suboptimalism

suboptimalism & optimalism

the suboptimalist manifesto: incomplete perfection; complete imperfection
philosophy, short
behold! the optimalists: checking in with the other side
collection and commentary, ongoing, medium
Optimalism: my nemesis kit anderson a.k.a. "the optimalist" briefly takes over the site to post his pathetic drivel
optimalism, long

is databased culture debased?: reviewed: "otaku: japan's database animals"
cultural criticism, medium
cult of the character: tracking a trend in otaku culture
cultural criticism

reading lists: doesn't actually contain much writing but whatever
literature, ongoing
the review of internet literature: surveying internet contributions to literature
literature, ongoing, long
literature is divine revelation: an approach to literary criticism
meta lit crit, incomplete, medium
the strange secret literary history of the da vinci code: the real conspiracy to create a fake conspiracy
literature?, medium
some selections from flaubert's dictionary of received ideas: still relevant well over a century later
literature, medium

canned coffee collection: canned coffee
canned coffee
canned coffee chronicles: a visit to the UCC coffee museum: a rare report from the field
canned coffee, short
canned coffee field reports: harrowing reports from my expeditions
canned coffee, medium
february canned coffee "news" roundup: dubiously-newsworthy canned coffee stuff i saw in february
canned coffee, short
march "canned" coffee "news" roundup: featuring fewer cans than ever before
canned coffee, short

end-of-year reader mailbox replies: featuring: chatgpt, book burnings, colorblindness
q&a, medium
start-of-year reader mailbox replies: titled for maximum confusion
q&a

some undocumented neocities mechanics: techno-mystic reveals esoteric secrets from years of research
collection and commentary, ongoing, medium
what happened to yesterweb?: an investigation and case study
internet anthropology, long