Not Stupid https://www.notstupid.org/ Thinking for people who've given up on thinking. en Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:15:57 GMT Congratulations, You Paid for That: A Decade of 'Smart' Ideas That Were Just Expensive Stupidity in a Turtleneck https://www.notstupid.org/decade-of-expensive-stupidity-dressed-as-smart-ideas/ https://www.notstupid.org/decade-of-expensive-stupidity-dressed-as-smart-ideas/ From $12 celery juice to digital monkey JPEGs, the 2010s and early 2020s produced a staggering quantity of dumb ideas that somehow got the 'genius' label slapped on them. We've compiled the definitive list of intellectual crimes committed against the American wallet and brain. You're welcome, and we're sorry. Not Stupid Culture & Satire Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:15:57 GMT Thirty Days Without the Algorithm: A Descent Into the Chaos of Choosing Things for Myself https://www.notstupid.org/thirty-days-without-algorithm-existential-horror-choosing/ https://www.notstupid.org/thirty-days-without-algorithm-existential-horror-choosing/ I decided to spend a month rejecting every recommendation engine in my life — no Spotify Discover Weekly, no Netflix suggestions, no Amazon rabbit holes, no Instagram Explore page. What followed was thirty days of low-grade panic, accidental greatness, and the dawning realization that I have absolutely no idea what I actually like. The algorithm won. But I have thoughts about it. Not Stupid Tech & Personal Essays Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:15:57 GMT