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Sources Say Bay Area House Party

A satirical story about a Bay Area house party where men pretend to be connected to right-wing figures to attract journalists, while exploring tech culture and social media dynamics.

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Sep 25, 2025 3,468 words 785 likes 224 comments Listen · 20 min Read Read

Your Review: Dating Men In The Bay Area

A woman reviews her experiences dating men in the Bay Area, analyzing how society's failure to provide clear paths to manhood has created various categories of lost men, and proposes solutions to help future generations.

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Aug 15, 2025 15,822 words 1,001 likes 1,347 comments Listen · 87 min Read Read

Ye Olde Bay Area House Party

Scott Alexander writes a satirical account of a Bay Area house party, mocking various tech and social trends in a Chaucer-inspired style.

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Apr 18, 2024 3,370 words 359 likes 168 comments Listen · 18 min Read Read

Links For January 2024

Scott Alexander's monthly links post covers diverse topics from AI developments and genetic research to historical anecdotes and local news, with a mix of serious analysis and humor.

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Jan 18, 2024 3,526 words 193 likes 472 comments Listen · 20 min Read Read

Seen In The Bay

Scott Alexander presents a visual tour of the Bay Area's eccentricities through a series of photos with humorous commentary.

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Nov 22, 2023 4,014 words 81 likes 122 comments Read Read

Bride Of Bay Area House Party

Scott Alexander satirizes Bay Area culture through a fictional house party featuring absurd startup ideas and social trends.

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Aug 17, 2023 3,066 words 392 likes 226 comments Listen · 17 min Read Read

Bay Solstice 2022 Call For Volunteers

Scott announces the Bay Area Winter Solstice 2022 event and calls for volunteers for both logistics tasks (AV, lighting, ushering) and creative tasks (speeches, songs).

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Sep 4, 2022 298 words 43 likes 2 comments Read Read

Every Bay Area House Party

Scott Alexander satirizes Bay Area culture through a fictional house party filled with eccentric characters and outlandish startup ideas.

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May 4, 2022 4,217 words 785 likes 301 comments Listen · 27 min Read Read

Bay Area Plant-Based Meat Reviews

Scott Alexander reviews plant-based meat dishes from eight Bay Area restaurants, evaluating how well they mimic animal products in taste and texture.

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Feb 26, 2021 3,157 words 70 likes 284 comments Listen · 20 min Read Read

Coronalinks 3/19/20

Scott Alexander provides updates and speculations on various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including case estimates, strategies, medical issues, and societal responses.

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Mar 19, 2020 3,668 words 0 likes 705 comments Listen · 25 min Read Read

LW Party: Bay Area Invitation

Less Wrong is hosting a party in Berkeley for Bay Area SSC readers, with Scott Alexander and the Less Wrong team attending.

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Sep 6, 2019 82 words 0 likes 15 comments Read Read

Psychiat-List Now Up

Scott Alexander introduces the 'Psychiat-List', a crowd-sourced list of recommended mental health professionals for the rationalist community.

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Jan 23, 2019 196 words 0 likes 13 comments Listen · 3 min Read Read

Anxiety Sampler Kits

Scott Alexander introduces an 'Anxiety Sampler Kit' for testing various anxiety supplements, aiming to personalize treatment and gather data through self-experimentation.

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Oct 11, 2018 933 words 0 likes 78 comments Listen · 7 min Read Read

Classified Thread 2: Best In Classified

Scott Alexander posts a classified thread and advertises rationalist community housing in Berkeley, describing four available houses and inviting applications.

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Jul 20, 2017 447 words 0 likes 362 comments Read Read

Links 3/15: Linksmanship

A collection of interesting links covering topics from science and politics to economics and culture, with commentary on each item.

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Mar 23, 2015 1,528 words 0 likes 766 comments Read Read

Cuddle Culture

Scott examines the benefits of cuddle culture, particularly for asexual people in polyamorous relationships, and speculates on the factors that allow such a culture to thrive in certain communities.

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Sep 27, 2014 1,337 words 0 likes 351 comments Read Read

Getting A Therapist

Scott Alexander discusses finding therapists, shares a helpful resource, and asks readers for therapist recommendations in specific areas.

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May 13, 2014 271 words 0 likes 33 comments Read Read

Housekeeping Post February 2014

Scott celebrates the blog's first birthday, announces travel plans, and makes various requests and announcements related to the blog and community.

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Feb 13, 2014 306 words 0 likes 13 comments Read Read

Going From California With An Aching In My Heart.

Scott Alexander bids farewell to California's Bay Area, praising its culture and the rationalist community while offering heartfelt tributes to friends who influenced him.

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May 24, 2013 2,997 words 0 likes 48 comments Read Read
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