Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast Monthly Roundup #36: November 2025
Nov 19, 2025
Discover intriguing insights on the challenges of algorithmic short-form video platforms and their impact on social media. Dive into the critique of the recent plastic straw ban, highlighting its unexpected consequences. Explore the unexpected intersection of monks and casinos, shedding light on affordability politics. Unravel the complexities of procrastination and the varying strategies that successful people employ. Plus, fascinating debates on music canons and the nostalgia surrounding television enhance the discussion.
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21st-Century Music Canon Is Still Forming
- Building a canon for 21st-century music shows strong early-2000s bias and thin modern consensus.
- Zvi notes anti-recency bias and higher standards make modern canon formation harder.
Subscriptions Support Better Journalism
- Subscription models favor high-minded content while ad-driven clicks favor lowbrow garbage.
- Zvi recommends choosing subscriptions aligned with your 'subscription self' over free-click impulses.
Fix The 0% Subskills First
- Identify which sub-skills you excel at and which you neglect to improve overall performance.
- Zvi recommends fixing the zero-percent sub-skills rather than blaming global ability.
