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Timothy Lim

It is Forbidden to Forbid

It is Forbidden to Forbid

This essay was originally published by Martin Pichlmair on his blog. The bubble of the internet around me has been having a field day embracing or rejecting Ted Chiang’s article titled Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art. After reading it over the weekend I felt inspired

Finding the Courage to be Disliked

Finding the Courage to be Disliked

This essay was originally published by Salman Ansari on his blog. So many hours of our lives are wasted worrying about what other people think. How many times have you had an interaction with someone and immediately wondered, “Did I do something wrong? Are they upset at me? If I

The ‘Dark Ages’ Were Not That Dark

The ‘Dark Ages’ Were Not That Dark

This essay was originally published by Ben Fleming on his blog. You can do so much in the modern world. The amount of opportunity available is so vast it’s hard to comprehend. And so most of the time it’s easier to just not bother. Do what’s obvious

Dying Beautifully

Dying Beautifully

This essay was originally published by Jimena Sánchez Ravanales on her blog. For the Spanish version, click here. At my mom's funeral, my aunt, her twin said that she always knew when my mom had come by her house because she would find it more beautiful - perhaps

The Places That We Cannot Escape

The Places That We Cannot Escape

This essay was originally published by Patricia Hurducas on her blog. What are the places, the ideas, the people that we cannot escape? By “escape” I do not mean “break free from confinement or control”. By “not escaping” I mean that we are so enthralled, so curious, and so in

The Great Books and Thinkers Not Always Know Best

The Great Books and Thinkers Not Always Know Best

This essay was originally published by Nicolás Forero on his Substack. Too often, I fail to solve my problems because I focus on solutions from people or work I feel inferior to. Meno is a Socratic dialogue about the origin of virtue between Socrates and Meno, a Thessalian General. On

Anna Gát: What to Read This Weekend #51

Anna Gát: What to Read This Weekend #51

Critics, insects, self-promoters. Dates, eggs, moralities. Materialists, polyamorists, journalists, armies in the desert. And Pynchon, Taylor Swift, Girard... Penultimate week before the anniversary! Subscribe to Anna’s weekly digest on the Interintellect Substack. I feel I might never leave New York City: I love it here too much! I’ve