Riley Ha(a)s Opinions

The Myth of the Monolith

How many human things are actually monolithic?

Riley Haas's avatar
Riley Haas
Aug 18, 2024
∙ Paid
Share

There are many, many things that get in the way of communication between people, especially strangers. We evolved as a species to live in relatively small groups of hunter gatherers and we live as mostly sedate workers who mostly live in massive cities larger than the entire human population of the earth prior to 12,000 ish years ago. Not that long ago,…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Riley Ha(a)s Opinions to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Riley Haas
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture