This Substack explores the intersection of culture and technology, using stories, analysis and insights into the humans of the information age—whether decision-makers, criminals, or ordinary users. We probe the language, culture, institutions, political systems, and unwritten social rules that constrain and inspire their actions.
“Natto Thoughts” refers to natto, the sticky Japanese fermented soybean dish with an acquired taste. Fermented foods are slow foods. They help keep your microbiome—that complex ecosystem that helps you digest—healthy. Like natto, our thoughts have had time to “ferment.”