Cold Button Issues

Cold Button Issues

Home
Archive
About
Nimbyism Isn’t About Ugly Buildings
Just look at Santa Barbara
 • ColdButtonIssues
I didn't know what an em dash was until ChatGPT
Like a lot of kids who read a lot, maybe too much, I had a pool of words that I had only seen in writing and would humiliate myself by trying to…
 • ColdButtonIssues
How the Vietnam Draft accidentally knocked down a major psychology theory
Social psychologists have long held that if you’re in a doomsday cult and doomsday doesn’t come up, you’ll become more convinced than ever that you were…
 • ColdButtonIssues
Sadly, Hell
Why the best justification for earthly suffering also justifies eternal suffering
 • ColdButtonIssues
I was never in a fight — am I stunted?
For Sale, Boxing Gloves: Never Used
 • ColdButtonIssues

November 2025

Why Doesn't Taylor Swift Have a Thanksgiving Anthem?
The Low-Hanging Holiday Harvest
 • ColdButtonIssues
AI, Baumol, and the Artisanal Criminal
Some people are worried that AI will kill everyone and others are worried about lesser but still serious catastrophes.
 • ColdButtonIssues
The Entire Replication Crisis in a Single Paper
Sometimes a movie will have scene that is so obviously foreshadowing, you obviously know exactly what is going to happen over the next ninety minutes.
 • ColdButtonIssues
I Don't Think Straight Liberal Parents are Hypocrites
There are a lot of straight parents who seem to like gay people.
 • ColdButtonIssues
Parks and Rec Lied to You About Doomsday Cults
In one of the best Parks and Recreation episodes, a local Pawnee cult is expecting the end of the world- again.
 • ColdButtonIssues
Parasocial Crack
They say porn is an early adopter.
 • ColdButtonIssues

October 2025

© 2025 ColdButtonIssues · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture