What I read online today: Aug. 25, 2026

A roundup of online reading for August 25, 2026, includes a post by Hugh Howey titled 'Dogshit' that criticizes AI for poisoning its own well, and an article by Daniel Prindii on tracking authorship with Obsidian in GenAI times. The compilation also features essays on stock market skepticism, home aesthetics, and consulting expertise, among other topics.

Via RSS Grumpy Grumperson https://alearningaday.blog/2026/08/25/grumpy-grumperson/ A Learning a Day, 8/25/2026 Why I Was Wrong to Be Bearish on U.S. Stocks https://ofdollarsanddata.com/why-i-was-wrong-to-be-bearish-on-us-stocks/ by Nick Maggiulli August 25, 2026 — still pretty sure this is a bubble THE “HIGHWAY” AESTHETIC FOR HOME https://forscale.substack.com/p/the-highway-aesthetic-for-home FOR SCALE, Aug 24, 2026 — intriguing – Ron Arad. Rover Chair. 1981 https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/188/2500 MoMA, 2009 TR.BIZ: 8.25.2026 https://1234kyle5678.substack.com/p/trbiz-8252026 by Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick Aug 25, 2026 Via micro.blog Dogshit https://hughhowey.com/dogshit/ by Hugh Howey August 16, 2026 via https://mastodon.social/@jelloeater/117155681094439758 — see also: AI has poisoned its own well Via Bubbles How to keep track of authorship with Obsidian in GenAI times https://danielprindii.com/blog/authorship-obsidian by Daniel Prindii 25.08.2026 — see also: Authenticating digital works without “detectors” Boring Polyamory: Equality and Bedrooms https://danq.me/2026/08/25/polyamory-boring-bedrooms/ by Dan Q 25 August 2026 — I feel like a lookyloo but am so curious how different types of relationships work always appreciate Dan sharing Four Years in the House We Chose for Her https://notes.jeddacp.com/four-years-in-the-house-we-chose-for-her/ by Jedda 08/25/2026 — 💔 I have not yet washed the chair blanket in my office where my cat used to sit, not ready for all signs of him to be gone NO THANK YOU. https://jsrn.net/personal/2026/08/21/no-thank-you.html Aug 21, 2026 — I get a fair number of website promo spam emails too these days 🙄 fortunately not this particular offer yet Previously saved What is Class? https://peoplespolicyproject.org/2026/07/12/what-is-class/ by Matt Bruenig People’s Policy Project, July 12, 2026 Boy Mom, Geniuses, and Our Social Addiction to PDFs https://artlust.substack.com/p/boy-mom-geniuses-and-our-social-addiction artlust, Jun 02, 2026 — I didn’t really get what she was going for here, I like her videos better than her essays 🤷♀️ “How Experts Differ from Novices.” https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/9853/chapter/5 National Research Council. 2000. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9853. — aimed at educators but some interesting stuff on expertise — I’m intrigued by their two classifications of experts into artisans and virtuosos — I want to do virtuoso consulting work but I think my clients have been split in what they’re looking for from me The Consultant’s Grain https://tomcritchlow.com/2017/07/18/the-consultants-grain/ by Tom Critchlow July 18, 2017 — I suspect this insight will pay off on one of my current projects… not that I budgeted time for that but c’est la vie I, consultant? https://tomcritchlow.com/2019/02/27/i-consultant/ by Tom Critchlow & Toby Shorin February 27, 2019 — see also: Imagining better work: creating a niche for myself My Head as a Lake https://aethermug.com/posts/my-head-as-a-lake by Marie Cosgrove-Davies Aether Mug, November 28, 2024 Merchandizing the Void https://dilettantearmy.com/articles/merchandizing-the-void by Kelly Pendergrast Dilettante Army, Spring 2023 — this was super interesting, then I looked at Kelly’s website and there’s a bunch more interesting-sounding articles to check out Also, this essay and several others are available in a print collection 👀