fromThe Verge2 weeks agoWordpilled slangmaxxing: how incel language infected the mainstream internet - and brought its toxicity with itThe modern incel movement emerged from early internet connections and developed into a misogynistic subculture promoting a sexual hierarchy among men.
Food & drinkfromThe Local France1 month agoFrench word of the Day: GratinGratin refers to both a culinary dish and social elites at the top of a hierarchy.
Alternative medicinefromArs Technica2 months agoOnly elites used hallucinogens in ancient Andes societyAncient use of vilca by ChavÃn people reveals its role in reinforcing social hierarchies over 1,000 years before the Wari empire.
Right-wing politicsfromPsychology Today3 months agoHow Essentialism Affects Anti-Immigrant PrejudicePsychological essentialism reinforces prejudice against immigrants by promoting stereotypes and social hierarchies.
fromThe New Yorker3 months agoAre You There, Zeus? It's Me, HermesI ask because I think the other gods see me as your assistant, rather than as an equal. And you know how they can be brats!Humor
fromMail Online4 months agoScientists discover surprising skeletons hidden in Egyptian pyramids'Our analysis suggests a complex landscape of physically active and less-physically active people in pyramid tombs, previously thought to be exclusive to elite nobility.'London