PinnedDavid FriedlanderFlorida: So Long, and Thanks for All the Dead FishThere’s no way around it, Florida is f#cked and most of the state will be uninhabitable well before the end of the century.Oct 3, 202219Oct 3, 202219
PinnedDavid FriedlanderMinimalism: class, fetishes and the fate of the planetOver the last several years, news outlets, and the New York Times in particular, have portrayed the minimalist movement in myriad ways…Sep 2, 20164Sep 2, 20164
PinnedDavid FriedlanderHow Modern America is Optimized for Loneliness, Misery, and Poor HealthRecently released research from the American Psychological Association (APA) found that middle-aged Americans are lonelier than their…Apr 1930Apr 1930
PinnedDavid FriedlanderFFS, Stop Saying There’s a Housing Shortage in AmericaA residential tower in Los Angeles has been in the news in recent days. The unfinished building is covered with graffiti, an artistic…Feb 53Feb 53
David FriedlanderHow Could that Thing that’s Been Happening a Lot and was Predicted to Happen More Often, but with…I’m not sure what it’s going to take for people to wake up and start preparing for new realities — be they climatic, physical-material, or…Oct 41Oct 41
David FriedlanderThe Top of the BottomHow 12-step recovery and thermodynamic principles are urging modern civilization to admit defeat and embrace inevitable collapse.Sep 27Sep 27
David FriedlanderHigh Fructose Corn Syrup for the Modern SoulThe state of our physical and mental health primarily flows from what we consume, whether that consumed thing is a gallon or petroleum, a…Sep 12Sep 12
David FriedlanderThe Future is BrokeA few years ago, I ran across a piece by a venture capitalist on the topic of climate technology. The piece’s cover image (above) showed a…Jun 242Jun 242
David FriedlanderWhy Office to Residential Conversions Will Not Save America’s Dying DowntownsFirst off, let me state emphatically that adaptive reuse — i.e. converting existing buildings made for one purpose into another — is…Jun 7Jun 7
