My electrifying interview with Elaine Castillo, author of Moderation, which the New Yorker called "one of the best books of the year."
We discussed (1) the psychological hellscape of the content moderator, one of the worst jobs on earth; (2) the redemptive power of VR therapeutics, and (3) how the most interesting kinds of characters are often those who are certain they are right, but are absolutely wrong.
Order Mark's novel Bunyan and Henry.
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