Thanks to both of you for the writing. I came here (I think via Arnold Kling) and stayed after reading Tove's Feminism is Just an Ape Alliance. It might be obvious on the face of it, but it wasn't for me at all. It was the most startling thing I've read for at least at year if not longer. I don't think I've shared anything above a meme more than I have that post. I was sold immediately after I finished reading. All the other posts have been excellent as well - from automating your spring-time bed lids to picky women are not... Thanks very, very much.
I see I'm late to this post and the comments here. I want to say how much I appreciate the time, effort and thought put into your posts for the little material return you get. With none from me except the occasional comment.
I landed here first when a link was posted in the Marginal Revolution blog (Tove's one that blew up on Hacker News, I suspect) and I am subscribed because I find Tove's posts insightful and astute. Certainly deserving of an audience. I'd be very interested in her thoughts on child rearing and Anders, for that matter, about being a father and husband on a very modest income, but perhaps that is content to be paid for.
I highly appreciate the knowledge, original thoughts and anecdotes you share with us in your posts. And the casual atmosphere in both posts and comments.
I like your blog and I don't mind at all your slow pace of writing. Quality is better that quantity. If you are happier pushing out few insightful posts in a year than a lot of shallow writing in a month - so be it.
I've remarked to myself that the two of you showcase two gendered flavors of 'spergy' in a way that's charming in a married couple. You both conform nicely to the sex stereotypes in presentation, too. Given that you surely don't let your kids play minecraft it would fascinating to meet them and see how they talk in the absence of that lingua franca.
Anyhow, I've shared Tove's posts on several occasions - every time to women (the posts on worriers and warriors, and on fertility). If those exact articles had been scrubbed of any reference to the author(ess)'s feminity and published under a male pseudonym, I wouldn't have shared them at all -- i'd have paraphrased them. Instead I said "here's what this swedish wife and mother thinks about [...]".
I (for one) quite enjoy Anders’ contributions! When Tove posts something, I know that I'll generally nod along with her take on things, get to watch an interesting discussion in the comments, mull it over for several hours, and then debate all points raised with my husband over dinner. She's very much writing for a conversation. Anders-posts tend to be more for reading quietly with tea and absorbing new and interesting information. You two are a good team.
You guys are great. Both of you. Anders reminds me of a guy I worked with long ago who was by far the quietest of my colleagues; however, reliably, once a year we'd gather for an office Christmas party, and then he would shine. While everyone was relaxing and enjoying an unusual beer or wine during working hours, the familiar din of relaxed small-talk would begin to arise. I don't know if it was necessary for him to have this cover, or if I myself was just in a more receptive mood such that I could actually hear what he was saying, but as people would gradually grow more boisterous and jovial and frankly, more mundane, he would remain patiently engaged, never changing the tone or timber of his voice, and start delivering the most insightful, dry and witty observations about us and the world at large. It was kind of amazing, because while the louder among us would tell fun stories or make obvious, over jokes and be rewarded by general laughter from the group. Chris's comments would seemingly go completely unnoticed by everyone but me. I would literally choke on my drink because of laughter and delight. Everyone liked Chris but no one seemed to appreciate him. Perhaps he liked it that way, but I do look back and wish that I had been more direct about how much I enjoyed his presence, so let me not allow a similar situation to go by unremarked. Thank you. Both of you. And keep your paltry contributions coming, Anders.
Thank you for writing. I am surprised that the overlap between your readership and Arnold Kling's _In My Tribe_ isn't larger, given that he has linked to articles here in his 'links to consider' more than a few times. Figuring out where subscribers find out that there is something worth reading here seems to be a hard problem.
I love your blog. I hope you both keep finding thoughts worth sharing with the rest of us.
This is my favorite substack. I came for the anthropology, stayed for the charming stories of the lives you are building.
Thanks to both of you for the writing. I came here (I think via Arnold Kling) and stayed after reading Tove's Feminism is Just an Ape Alliance. It might be obvious on the face of it, but it wasn't for me at all. It was the most startling thing I've read for at least at year if not longer. I don't think I've shared anything above a meme more than I have that post. I was sold immediately after I finished reading. All the other posts have been excellent as well - from automating your spring-time bed lids to picky women are not... Thanks very, very much.
I see I'm late to this post and the comments here. I want to say how much I appreciate the time, effort and thought put into your posts for the little material return you get. With none from me except the occasional comment.
I landed here first when a link was posted in the Marginal Revolution blog (Tove's one that blew up on Hacker News, I suspect) and I am subscribed because I find Tove's posts insightful and astute. Certainly deserving of an audience. I'd be very interested in her thoughts on child rearing and Anders, for that matter, about being a father and husband on a very modest income, but perhaps that is content to be paid for.
I highly appreciate the knowledge, original thoughts and anecdotes you share with us in your posts. And the casual atmosphere in both posts and comments.
I like your blog and I don't mind at all your slow pace of writing. Quality is better that quantity. If you are happier pushing out few insightful posts in a year than a lot of shallow writing in a month - so be it.
You also have regular readers like me who are not subscribers.
I've remarked to myself that the two of you showcase two gendered flavors of 'spergy' in a way that's charming in a married couple. You both conform nicely to the sex stereotypes in presentation, too. Given that you surely don't let your kids play minecraft it would fascinating to meet them and see how they talk in the absence of that lingua franca.
Anyhow, I've shared Tove's posts on several occasions - every time to women (the posts on worriers and warriors, and on fertility). If those exact articles had been scrubbed of any reference to the author(ess)'s feminity and published under a male pseudonym, I wouldn't have shared them at all -- i'd have paraphrased them. Instead I said "here's what this swedish wife and mother thinks about [...]".
I (for one) quite enjoy Anders’ contributions! When Tove posts something, I know that I'll generally nod along with her take on things, get to watch an interesting discussion in the comments, mull it over for several hours, and then debate all points raised with my husband over dinner. She's very much writing for a conversation. Anders-posts tend to be more for reading quietly with tea and absorbing new and interesting information. You two are a good team.
You write good stuff. Upgrading!
You guys are great. Both of you. Anders reminds me of a guy I worked with long ago who was by far the quietest of my colleagues; however, reliably, once a year we'd gather for an office Christmas party, and then he would shine. While everyone was relaxing and enjoying an unusual beer or wine during working hours, the familiar din of relaxed small-talk would begin to arise. I don't know if it was necessary for him to have this cover, or if I myself was just in a more receptive mood such that I could actually hear what he was saying, but as people would gradually grow more boisterous and jovial and frankly, more mundane, he would remain patiently engaged, never changing the tone or timber of his voice, and start delivering the most insightful, dry and witty observations about us and the world at large. It was kind of amazing, because while the louder among us would tell fun stories or make obvious, over jokes and be rewarded by general laughter from the group. Chris's comments would seemingly go completely unnoticed by everyone but me. I would literally choke on my drink because of laughter and delight. Everyone liked Chris but no one seemed to appreciate him. Perhaps he liked it that way, but I do look back and wish that I had been more direct about how much I enjoyed his presence, so let me not allow a similar situation to go by unremarked. Thank you. Both of you. And keep your paltry contributions coming, Anders.
Thank you for writing. I am surprised that the overlap between your readership and Arnold Kling's _In My Tribe_ isn't larger, given that he has linked to articles here in his 'links to consider' more than a few times. Figuring out where subscribers find out that there is something worth reading here seems to be a hard problem.