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"Why Can’t They Just Die Already?"
Why Waiting for Boomers to Disappear Won’t Save Us
Apr 4 • 
Kanav Jain
Frictionless for Whom?
Seamlessness isn’t always neutral. It’s often subsidized—by someone else’s time, attention, and emotional capacity.
Apr 20 • 
Kanav Jain
Refusability is the Future of Design
Why “No” Makes Every “Yes” More Real
Apr 2 • 
Kanav Jain
Neurodiversity Washing
An Insidious Betrayal of Inclusion
Sep 22, 2024 • 
Kanav Jain
Autism, Careerism, and Cultural Pressures as a Jain Indian American
Breaking the Cycle of Internalized Ableism and Its Ties to South Asian American Mental Health Awareness
Aug 24, 2024 • 
Kanav Jain
Who Gets to Tell the Story?
Why Denial Is the Core of Structural Power
May 11 • 
Kanav Jain
We Almost Paid for Cat-Sitting!?
How Strict Building Rules Undermine Real Community
Mar 27 • 
Kanav Jain
Universality Disincentivizes Surveillance
In health insurance, credit, and employment, private actors mine ZIP codes, prescription histories, résumé gaps, and spending habits to assign risk and…
Jun 2 • 
Kanav Jain
Flexible Reciprocity: Why Fairness Isn’t 50/50
You text “Dinner?” at six and only see the reply when you’re elbow-deep in dishes.
May 19 • 
Kanav Jain
American Culture is Stored in the Tax Code
Ask someone outside the US to describe American life, and they might mention sprawling homes, last-minute December donations, business trips that double…
May 13 • 
Kanav Jain
Beyond Deservingness
There’s a peculiar contradiction at the heart of modern public policy: Propose universal provision—unconditional meals, healthcare, housing, or cash—and…
Jul 1 • 
Kanav Jain
How to Smuggle an Idea
An idea can be banned without being outlawed; when the direct route is blocked by formal censorship or the chill of algorithmic disfavor, ideas learn to…
Aug 14 • 
Kanav Jain
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