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Alex Steffen
Personal blog · alexsteffen.substack.comsciencephilosophy
Alex Steffen writes The Snap Forward, a personal blog at alexsteffen.substack.com about science and philosophy. Since 2021, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 12 times, most often “Ruggedize Your Life”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link Alex Steffen's Substack posts on climate change, including a piece on being unready for what has already happened and a long analysis on preparing one's life for the planetary crisis. One thread also discusses his essay on advertising.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Climate futurist Alex Steffen helps you see the patterns beneath the chaos — and build new strategies for life in a time of planetary discontinuity.
Most-linked posts?
- Ruggedize Your Life3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2021-12-03
- We’re not yet ready for what’s already happened3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2021-06-27
What Hacker News says?
Advertising, marketing, propaganda [1], campaigning, “persuasion”, there are lots of words across a broad spectrum of, what is, a variation on a theme. Ultimately it comes down to manipulation delivered through multiple methods. Perhaps sometimes that manipulation is unavoidable, maybe even beneficial and not nefarious. But when you look at it in the context of economics - a “science” that is an artificial construct…
Comment linking /p/discontinuity-is-the-job
on “I changed my mind about advertising”Submitted We’re not yet ready for what’s already happened as a story · 13 points
HN discussionAnd yet we'll continue to treat climate change as an inconvenience that can be addressed in 20 years, when - to quote Alex Steffen - we're not yet ready for what's already happened. https://alexsteffen.substack.com/p/were-not-yet-ready-for-wh...
Comment linking /p/were-not-yet-ready-for-whats-already
on “Canada battles more than 180 wildfires with hundreds dead in heat wave”Submitted We’re not yet ready for what’s already happened as a story · 5 points
HN discussionHere's a long analysis from someone in the climate space: https://alexsteffen.substack.com/p/ruggedize-your-life > It feels almost anachronistic to say it — in these days of globalization, international entertainment, worldwide travel, remote work, constant connection and instant access to everything — but the most important choice facing you and your family as the planetary crisis crashes down is where you choose t…
Comment linking /p/ruggedize-your-life
on “Ask HN: What's your climate change survival strategy?”Submitted Ruggedize Your Life as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ruggedize Your Life as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Unpatterning as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Coming Back to When We Are as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Old thinking will break your brain as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Last Hurrah as a story · 1 points
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