Unusually Good Posts from Inkhaven 2
Most posts are good. These are the most goodest.
April 30
I enjoyed reading each and every inkhaven retrospective but that feels quite masturbatory so I shan't link to uh almost any of them, except these first two
- https://justisdevan.tumblr.com/post/815362642729467904/inkhaven-2 (<3)
- https://viverricious.substack.com/p/retrospective-on-retrospectives (tbh really relatable. the only way I post is by imagining that it's still the case that only five guys pity read my blog)
- https://justinkuiper.substack.com/p/just-read (endorsed)
- https://approximateknowledge.net/inkhaven/2026/04/30/lenses.html (really good frameworks)
- https://againstmoloch.com/writing/2026-04-30_summoningTheDemon.html
- https://annamattinger.substack.com/p/inkhaven-day-30-eat-bitter
April 29
Another unusually good haul. Love to see it
- https://alec.freumh.org/Degenerate_Philosophers.html
- https://lifeimprovementschemes.substack.com/p/the-smart-kid-must-die (endorsed, being placed into an advanced program in middle school so that i was no longer the smart kid but had to figure out an identity for myself was actually so good for me.)
- https://aarongertler.com/is-working-the-best-book-about-the-1970s/ (everyone go read this book)
- https://substack.com/@makingnothinghappen/p-194039392 (dying at the thought of inviting people over for recess and then kicking them out 15 minutes later)
- https://jasintonation.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-the-celery (beautiful)
- https://nhua.substack.com/p/i-hope-i-die-first (beautiful)
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/contempt-for-innocent-men (I think Neoma is genuinely so rad for writing pieces like this. I need to write more pieces like this)
- https://nataliercargill.substack.com/p/it-is-the-end-of-the-world-and-i
April 28
- https://viverricious.substack.com/p/you-suck-at-dating-apps-because-youre-cb7
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/covert-deception
- https://frontieranimals.substack.com/p/the-state-of-the-aixanimals-field
- https://pharker.substack.com/p/let-me-live-in-the-pod
Bonus from staff and alumni
- https://alexanderwales.substack.com/p/unused-starfish-facts
- https://justinkuiper.substack.com/p/costco
April 27
- https://smorgasb.org/retire-uncomfortably/
- https://blog.sus.cat/p/bay-area-cultural-victory-with-cat (beautiful)
- https://nataliercargill.substack.com/p/just-stop-communicating
Bonus from staff and alum
- https://mingyuan.substack.com/p/what-am-i-still-doing-here
- https://ratorthodox.substack.com/p/anthropic-is-not-your-friend
- https://mdickens.me/2026/04/27/worried_about_ASI/
April 26
- https://nataliercargill.substack.com/p/ideas-for-not-killing-yourself-before
- https://archiveofourown.org/works/52206136/chapters/220900811
- https://thessalyblue.substack.com/p/how-to-fall-in-love
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/phenomenology-of-love
April 25
- https://nataliercargill.substack.com/p/stop-being-a-pussy (very good reminder. endorsed)
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/believe-your-own-bullshit
- https://jasintonation.substack.com/p/with-a-pen-and-a-camera (wonderful diarypost)
- https://www.mutuallyassuredseduction.com/p/foreverhaven-forever (beautiful)
- https://ratorthodox.substack.com/p/are-you-an-idiot-or-an-asshole
April 24
Unusually large haul! Wonder why, possibly related to fair today?
- https://frontieranimals.substack.com/p/4-urgent-projects-you-can-fund-in
- https://alec.freumh.org/Caplan.html
- https://jasintonation.substack.com/p/other-peoples-money
- https://worldspiritsockpuppet.substack.com/p/ai-cognitive-labor-glut-new-guys
- https://nataliercargill.substack.com/p/people-i-imagined-on-the-worst-day (beautiful)
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/sexual-marketplace-ponzi-schemes
- https://iter.ca/post/tasm/ (love meetups discourse)
- https://vishalblog.bearblog.dev/reasons-and-persons/ (v useful)
April 23
- https://annamattinger.substack.com/p/inkhaven-day-23-one-of-the-good-guys
- https://viverricious.substack.com/p/you-suck-at-dating-apps-because-youre
- https://aarongertler.com/a-readers-guide-to-alicorn/
- https://monismos.substack.com/p/did-the-southern-poverty-law-center
April 22
April 21
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/banger-sutras-sermon-mode
- https://worldspiritsockpuppet.substack.com/p/how-much-should-the-ideal-person
April 20
- https://lifeimprovementschemes.substack.com/p/engagement-norms-are-there-to-make
- https://alec.freumh.org/Cowards!.html (true)
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/the-worst-version-of-you-is-getting
- https://nataliercargill.substack.com/p/does-your-ai-perform-badly-because (better angel of my nature agrees w her argument at the end but most of me is a little sickos.jpg about it)
April 19
April 18
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KRLGxCaqdgrotyB8z/there-are-only-four-skills-design-technical-management-and
- https://zoecurzi.substack.com/p/fuck-the-dock-workers (beautiful)
April 17
- https://agarriga.substack.com/p/general-chinese-romanization-chaos (as chaotic as promised)
- https://thessalyblue.substack.com/p/why-you-should-listen-to-the-jonestown (edgy (good))
- https://blog.kayleesk.com/typewriter/ (funky css? trick)
April 16
- https://blog.kevinzwu.com/start-dictating-yesterday/ (makes me want to get a microphone)
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/the-elegance-of-the-hedgehog (good advice. derek razo is kinda killing it)
- https://blog.sus.cat/p/the-last-drop (good fiction)
- https://mingyuan.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-inkhavens (:'))
April 15
- https://annamattinger.substack.com/p/inkhaven-day-15-the-tyranny-of-benign (important... and also somewhat concerning?)
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jinzzbPHshif8nmnw/do-not-conquer-what-you-cannot-defend (important)
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/what-i-will-put-up-with-in-a-partner (such a cool thing to write)
- https://viverricious.substack.com/p/brandon-sandersons-wonderful-marble (endorsed)
April 14
- https://nataliercargill.substack.com/p/i-want-to-write-about-effective-altruism (beautiful and true)
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/the-life-and-grind-of-the-buddha (made me laugh)
- https://dschorno.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/aughts-and-autism/ (makes me want to watch 2005 p&p. obviously wrong that women can't sing tho)
- https://jasintonation.substack.com/p/by-heart
April 13
- https://itsiweinstock.substack.com/p/the-beauty-of-postmodern-classical (need to listen to the playlist)
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/on-giving-compliments (really good advice)
April 12
- https://gist.github.com/alok/bc67e5738a5e710d83f2300f95468b47 (beautiful)
- https://www.tumblr.com/gazemaizeisdead/813675716231217152/a-brief-interaction-i-once-had-with-the-worst-hat (made me laugh)
- https://jasintonation.substack.com/p/conversation-in-an-uber (beautiful)
April 11
- https://archiveofourown.org/works/82943941 (iconic)
- https://raemon.substack.com/p/annoying-people-with-principles-and (true and nuanced)
- https://viverricious.substack.com/p/its-wrong-to-kill-and-eat-other-sentient (best take)
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/womens-feedback-loops-for-determining (makes a lot of sense)
April 10
- https://laylahughes.substack.com/p/the-95-problem (good analysis)
- https://www.tumblr.com/gazemaizeisdead/813554473491365888/about-a-month-ago-the-unofficial-homestuck (rip HSD, good thoughts on internet community moderation)
- https://aarongertler.com/xkcd/ (important roundup)
April 9
- https://vishalblog.substack.com/p/when-the-buffalo-went-away (actually a bad post. since it FUCKING SCOOPED ME)
- https://jasintonation.substack.com/p/every-generation-gets-a-question
April 8
- https://pharker.substack.com/p/two-flags-for-our-species (good topic treated with appropriate tenderness)
- https://aelerinya.substack.com/p/the-lighthaven-that-i-used-to-love (deep lore)
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/the-virtues-of-shortsightedness-and (thought provoking)
April 7
- https://justinkuiper.substack.com/p/mario-galaxy-movie-bowser (finally, some fucking good media analysis)
April 6
- https://aelerinya.substack.com/p/the-goth-night (what some friends are up to 👀)
April 5
- https://theguyforthis.substack.com/p/why-start-a-podcast (sadly compelling take that i DONT want to hear)
April 4
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/non-patronizing-advice-for-gen-zs (immediately sent this to my zoomer sibling)
- https://kylescot.substack.com/p/egregores (true)
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/what-makes-a-place-good (really good observations)
April 3
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/a-profoundly-good-time (beautiful)
- https://www.robustenough.com/p/the-one-that-loved-me-most (beautiful)
- https://jasintonation.substack.com/p/self-driving
- honorary mention: https://mingyuan.substack.com/p/i-need-to-fail-inkhaven
April 2
- https://viverricious.substack.com/p/how-many-genders-are-there (gender discourse but fun)
- https://zatsuon.substack.com/p/third-places-havent-disappeared-theyve (endorsed)
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/how-to-pay-to-change-the-law (fascinating)
- https://phenoatypical.substack.com/p/a-case-for-raising-the-elites (good argument)