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David Sasaki

Are one-planet civilizations lame?

Every four years we are gifted an extra day, the 29th of February, allowing our unique little planet an additional 24 hours to complete its…

6 min readMar 3, 2024

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Are one-planet civilizations lame?

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David Sasaki

Hi Dustin, I appreciate your intellectual humility and modest writing.

Still, I'd like to see more humility from foundations and billionaires. What are your thoughts on how to foster more humility at a…

1 min readMar 3, 2024

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Is this imposter syndrome? Faking it in philanthropy

Last month, I defended private foundations from their critics and argued that, when done right, philanthropy can move us away from…

9 min readMar 21, 2023

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Is this imposter syndrome? Faking it in philanthropy

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David Sasaki

More than a midlife crisis: Hari Kunzru’s Red Pill

Hari Kunzru’s Red Pill was my paperback companion during a fall 2021 vacation to Portugal with Iris. I was sitting on the white sand of a…

12 min readFeb 7, 2023

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More than a midlife crisis: Hari Kunzru’s Red Pill

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David Sasaki

To resolve the tension between democracy and liberalism: What is a constitution for?

As we debate democracy’s detachment from liberalism, ought we to reconsider the purpose of a constitution?

13 min readJan 30, 2023

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To resolve the tension between democracy and liberalism: What is a constitution for?

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David Sasaki

How getting rescued by a Republican in the mountains convinced me that we need a mandatory…

Last week, I spent seven consecutive days hiking the middle section of the John Muir Trail — 100 miles of epic, high-altitude wilderness…

10 min readAug 11, 2022

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How getting rescued by a Republican in the mountains convinced me that we need a mandatory…

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David Sasaki

The Last and Next 15 Years of Twitter

I turned 15 on Twitter earlier this year, a long relationship by modern measures. We had our early infatuation when we probably spent too…

5 min readJul 20, 2022

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The Last and Next 15 Years of Twitter

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David Sasaki

What Strava Segments Taught Me About Striving

The pandemic has been a boon to the social training platform Strava, which grew by about two million new athletes each month in 2020…

7 min readJul 1, 2022

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What Strava Segments Taught Me About Striving

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David Sasaki

Are we too eager to share our trauma?

Just a decade ago, to share one’s trauma was a recipe for shame and estrangement. This was especially true for men, who grew up modeling…

6 min readFeb 13, 2022

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Are we too eager to share our trauma?

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Should we prioritize established solutions to contemporary problems?

How lucky are we that the original variant of COVID-19 wasn’t as transmissible as Omicron? Imagine Omicron’s infectiousness in March 2020 —…

3 min readJan 21, 2022

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Should we prioritize established solutions to contemporary problems?

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David Sasaki

David Sasaki

Mostly ill-formed reflections to figure out what I think myself. Occasionally a fully formed essay with strong opinions, loosely held.

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