Trace Underwood·Feb 6, 2022/r/antiwork: A Tragedy of Sanewashing and Social GentrificationThe moment /r/antiwork died was tailor-made for infamy. Head moderator Doreen Ford went on with Fox host Jesse Watters for an interview…A response icon4A response icon4
Trace Underwood·Dec 12, 2021No, Josh Weed, Our Gay Marriages Will Not Destroy Their Traditional OnesFor almost a decade now, I’ve followed the story of Josh Weed, who first came onto the public scene as a gay Mormon happily married to a…A response icon3A response icon3
Trace Underwood·Oct 3, 2021The Drunk Mormon HypothesisElsewhere, I dive into a study that, as it turns out, basically says the opposite of what it claims in its abstract. The study made me more…
Trace Underwood·Sep 10, 2021How One Tight-Knit Circle of Internet Troublemakers Convinced Professional Journalists They Were…And other misadventuresA response icon2A response icon2
Trace Underwood·May 13, 2021A Word of Self-IntroductionAuthor’s Note: I was asked to write a viewpoint focus for an ongoing series on The Motte, and wrote more than I expected. The result is…A response icon2A response icon2
Trace Underwood·Apr 8, 2021Contra Robby Soave on ‘Medgate’ — A Word of CautionStanding for free expression means you must often defend scoundrels. But you cannot forget it is, in fact, scoundrels you are defending.A response icon2A response icon2
Trace Underwood·Nov 7, 2020Hope For All, A Mandate For None: The future is open for those who choose to seize itElection Day stretched into two days, then three or four, but the dust is clearing and the immediate future begins to come into view. Joe…
Trace Underwood·Oct 16, 2020On Mottes and Mythologies: An Introduction to The Motte“The purpose of this subreddit is to be a working discussion ground for people who may hold dramatically different beliefs. It is to be a…
Trace Underwood·Jul 29, 2019The Self-Referential Testing EffectConsider the possibility of a test that instructs you without
Trace Underwood·Jul 23, 2019Knowledge, Skills, and Learning to Love DatabasesIs it weird to be fascinated by something as dry and corporate-sounding as databases? Possibly, but I am.
