I like http://slatestarcodex.com/ a kinda pessimistic leftist who sometimes calls himself a libertarian, but wrote the best takedown of libertarianism I've ever read:
It's what finally pushed me out of libertarianism after it was straining under my increasingly long list of qualifiers. He has a bunch of other great articles too ranging from ADHD to bayesian analysis.
I didn't realize how many years I'd been looking for a serious, entertaining, well-written leftist perspective on news and the world until I ran across this magazine.
The Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ Starts out focused on text-based games, but branches out to a history of computing in general. My favorite thing is that Kindle-formatted archives are available.
http://zeihan.com
Geopolitics kicks ass. Very fact based, provided lots of context to make strategic decisions, such as where to start your next company.
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It's what finally pushed me out of libertarianism after it was straining under my increasingly long list of qualifiers. He has a bunch of other great articles too ranging from ADHD to bayesian analysis.
Also it's worth looking for in person Less Wrong & SSC meetups.
I didn't realize how many years I'd been looking for a serious, entertaining, well-written leftist perspective on news and the world until I ran across this magazine.
Humanities & literature: https://www.aldaily.com/
Amazing essays on rationality, psychology, science, all sorts of stuff.
https://waitbutwhy.com
Simple but deep explanations of technology(his Elon Musk series is a must read)