Anne Helen Petersen
annehelen.bsky.social
Anne Helen Petersen
@annehelen.bsky.social
I write Culture Study
"On the flip side, overlooking the dishes in the sink or forgetting to check your personal email remain very legible ways to “do” man."

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A Fascinating Approach to "Cognitive Household Labor" | Culture Study
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November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"And one of the most legible ways to “do” woman is—still!—to care about things like what your house looks like when company comes over or whether you’ve responded to all the birthday party invites your kid received."
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The desire to see institutions shamed is *massive.* We want them caught in their hypocrisy. I feel it so strongly. But does it actually make it easier to connect people with care?

That's what this piece — and the really excellent comments — are trying to explore:

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Would Your Organization Give Someone Baby Formula? | Culture Study
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November 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Anyone who's worked in non-profits, religious or otherwise, knows that the basic methodology here is flawed — if someone refers her to another organization, often an organization that church partners with.....it's still marked as a NO.

But there's a reason this is resonating
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
or absolutely free from your local library
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
and recipes on the gd website!
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
exactly
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Steve is like GET MY BEANS OUT OF YOUR RECIPE
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
there's a potential argument to be made about some form of postmodern pastiche going on but I also don't think people fiddling around with this stuff realize the provenance of the knowledge these LLMs are drawing on
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
You spend hours refining your queries to try and approximate what could be accomplished in a fraction of the time by.....reading or looking at a table of contents

Like, my dude, there is a reason people do this for a job
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Quality of life isn't, actually, about the quality of your life. It's about the quality of everyone's. Until we recognize that fact, this list will continue to devolve: a methodically complex and ridiculously precise ranking of increasingly bleak options:

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The Broken Logic of "The Best Place to Retire" | Culture Study
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November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
also talk about something that you could never get published basically anywhere — something that's so dependent on Pete's inimitable voice. Imagine how the NYT Opinion section would edit this!!!
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM