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Theory-Shaped Debris

We live in an age of collapsed Straussian theories

Venkatesh Rao
Feb 18, 2022
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I’ve had a lifelong fascination with interestingly shaped bits of packaging. Think styrofoam corner pieces for packaged electronics, cardboard tubes that once held rolls of plastic wrap, little black ABS corner pieces, and of course, packaging boxes themselves.

I’ve been collecting the more interesting bits and pieces for a couple of decades now. Here i…

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