But books actually are my entire personality — S. Elizabeth from Unquiet Things discusses the changes in the way reading is perceived now versus in the 80s and 90s, and what it means for reading to be more than a hobby.

What do you expect? – Gavin Francis – Covers two recent books about placebos. Here’s an interesting tidbit: “We know that expensive placebos work better than cheap ones, capsules work better than tablets, and colored capsules work better than white ones. Blues and greens work better as sedatives, while pinks and reds work better as stimulants and painkillers. (Unless you’re an Italian man: Howick notes that blue is stimulating for Italian men, perhaps because the Italian soccer team wears blue.)”

A thread showing the best Gacha machines in Japan – Worth dealing with Bluesky’s terrible thread navigation.