Watch Where You Step

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-parabl... To celebrate the completion of my book, I'm posting a story from it. The story is about a king that refuses to learn how his kingdom works, and everybody pays the price. The link to purchase the book is at the bottom of the post.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/death-of-t... Tour guides, travel agents, and sightseeing are the old way to travel, but what replaces them?

I’m incredibly excited to announce that the e-book version of my new book, The Arrogance of Ignorance: The Refusal to Learn and the Decay of Civil Society, is available to read right now. Grab your digital copy directly from my Buy Me a Coffee page here: buymeacoffee.com/untetheredpr...

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/why-i-am-n... This is one of those 'I know I'm not alone' posts. Surely there must be other people out there who feel like I do. Conversely, I'm also aware that a very large number of people have already drank the Kool-Aid on this one.

As I try to work through my thoughts on 'best practices' for how a city should work, one of the first obstacles I run into is taxation. So, here are some preliminary thoughts on taxation builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-pandor...

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-prophe... It isn't often, at my age, that I read about a figure both inspirational and exciting, but this guy married both America's penchant for tax simplicity and its meritocratic desire to reward work rather than ownership.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/the-domest... "Don't be a tourist, be a traveler."*

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-intent... I forgot to include novels in this. Maybe it's worth a future post to distinguish between simple and complex verbal communication, but I was just concerned with art generally this time.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/the-guide-... As much as I encourage people to throw away their checklist, I wouldn't want them to throw away their best resources. That's a different thing.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-city-c... This confession is really about my local southern dialect. In the state of Georgia, there is politically no difference between a small town with 300 residents and a city of half a million people.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/the-silver... A few months ago I wrote a post warning people not to think that they'd be able to live their whole life planning to travel when they retire, only to discover that they had not developed sufficient travel muscles when the time came. This is part 2.

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-power-... I noticed a commonality in relationships of varying scales and types and thought I'd make a comment on it. I left out how this applies to 20th/21st century geopolitics, but the truth is it applies in a lot of different places.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/economics-... Just a note on this week's post: I'm trying to argue that Economics should be considered a science. I realize many people work diligently and apply rigorous methodology, but the general public still sees economics as doctrinal, rather than empirical.

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-agency... So... I'm nearly finished with the book. Soon I'll be tackling the job of self publishing, and I'm not sure what that will cost, so if anyone is able to contribute to the cause, that is much appreciated (buy me a coffee link is in the post)

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/under-the-... I probably should have made clearer in this article that there has been no research on NDE. That's a term I invented in a previous article. I'm transferring research done on NRE to NDE with a wink and a nod. Just FYI.

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-hollow... What is the point of the two party system? One side never defeats the other. But that doesn't mean that there can't be improvement.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/energy-dis... If I didn't know better, I'd say I'm already writing this book. But I'm actually working on another one right now. Hoping to get to this one next, if you're interested.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/the-slowdown I like to imagine what is coming in the future sometimes and this got me thinking about what's coming in the travel industry. What will travel look like for your grandchildren?

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-fax-ma... I watched Hanoi do its first test runs on the new transit line during the pandemic. In the coming years, many new lines will open, gradually transforming the city.

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-horror... As I finish the first draft of my book, I wanted to post a thought about the human thinking and behavior that could very well end us all.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-blade-... People act differently behind the wheel of a car. Because they think differently.

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-mind-w... I went to write an indictment of the science of psychology for not respecting the wisdom of the Buddha, only to discover that they beat me to it.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-secess... Wealthy enclaves in American cities are always threatening to take their tax revenue and secede. I've got a new strategy for cities attempting to deal with this threat: let them leave.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/reclaiming... As the world economy slows, I've been researching the modern nomadic lifestyle and discovering that it isn't what it's purported to be. But I'm also wondering if it could be...

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/the-art-of... Honestly, this is my single favorite part of travel. Nothing gets you closer to local life than being packed onto a crowded bus with a hundred commuters.

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-democr... This is the last post in my series about the AI witch-hunt. I can only hope I've encouraged people to judge work by its content and to cure diseases, not just treat symptoms. More on the latter in future posts.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-orange... "Some men see things as they are, and say why? I dream things that never were, and say, why not?" - George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-infras... This week's rant is about data centers, but it's more about local democracy.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/travel-is-... Real travel isn't a spa treatment. It's an intense workout.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-fire-t... I've been fascinated by the special danger proposed by FIRE industries since undergrad. Here are some thoughts on the problems they pose.

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-anatom... I'm on a month long kick about AI. But you may not like who's side I come down on.

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-mechan... With AI detectors set to root out the use of AI, and AI companies offering upgraded service to avoid detection, I'm wondering if it's possible to to opt out of this cold war. For the next few weeks, I'll be talking about just that.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-anatom... For those of you familiar with stroads, have you noticed that the development alongside is a 'special' kind of sprawl?

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/the-manufa... This week's post just re-hashes the basic premise of the DeTourist travel philosophy. But if you don't know what that is, maybe it's worth a read.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/new-destin... Do you spend the first few hours, or even days, floating through a place you're seeing for the first time? This is why.

dispatchesfromthepavement.substack.com/p/the-ghost-... The next few posts will be about AI, tbh. But there's no better time to start not liking me than right now.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/pay-to-pla... As everything becomes more expensive, I think it's important that people find the parts of their budgets where they can save a little money. Ironically, it might be in the last place you'd expect.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/energy-des... Remember when peak oil was all you heard in the news about twenty years ago? Did you notice politics went completely batshit about ten years ago? Ever wonder if they're connected?

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/the-low-en... This post mixes my concern about peak energy with my love of travel.

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builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-human-... This week I go a bit outside my area of expertise to make a suggestion about our biology, though one I think can't be reasonably refuted.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/the-forbid... I'm saying the quiet part out loud, so I don't think this will make for a good industry advert.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/bourdain-t... Here's my latest thoughts on travel. This one started with an old Bourdain episode.

I mentioned Anthony Bourdain in the last post,I believe. That got me to thinking about the Cairo episode. detouristofframp.substack.com/p/bourdain-t...

When we're trying to convince the general public to support good urbanism, the terms we use can sometimes poison the well... builtandhuman.substack.com/p/reclaiming...

Here I'm introducing a little term I invented (something I'm fond of doing) to describe the parts of a city that aren't conventionally attractive, but make the city work. I tend to find them to be the most interesting parts of a city. builtandhuman.substack.com/p/the-urban-...

BREAKING NEWS: Mitch McConnell’s consciousness uploaded to turtloid robot, returns to capitol to continue destroying democracy until his nuclear power cells run dry.

detouristofframp.substack.com/p/travel-is-... I'm trying to write some posts about the philosophy of travel before I get into the nitty gritty of individual destinations. Here's my latest attempt.

builtandhuman.substack.com/p/energy-dis...