The decline of deviance

Where has all the weirdness gone?

9 Dec 2025

This essay by Adam Mastroianni is on the longish-side, but is absolutely worth the read. But here's the tl;dr version:

“For the first time in history, weirdness is a choice. And it’s a hard one, because we have more to lose than ever. If we want a more interesting future, if we want art that excites us and science that enlightens us, then we’ll have to tolerate a few illegal holes in the basement, and somebody will have to be brave enough to climb down into them.”

Translation: Get wierd.

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