Ordinary Delusions

Summer

An update

Aug 20 • 

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June 2025

The sellout economy

Why I did an #ad

Jun 19 • 

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May 2025

Menswear and the ambivalence of masculinity

What does being a man even mean these days?

May 22 • 

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The nepo baby economy

It's a rich kid's world

May 7 • 

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42

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April 2025

A glitch in the New Stuff Industrial Complex

On the tariffs and consumerism

Apr 15 • 

Alec Leach

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Another day, another meltdown

+ the Substack middle class, more new models for work, the charm of being mid

Apr 9 • 

Alec Leach

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The more-with-less era

Making sense of a "disrupted" job market

Apr 1 • 

Alec Leach

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March 2025

The hustle bros and their impulse to control

Keep the scary thoughts away with $200 facial tape

Mar 26 • 

Alec Leach

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Life in Berlin is just...easier

Rent control = peace of mind

Mar 19 • 

Alec Leach

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We’re all downstream from something

My ambition vs corporate power and inflation

Mar 12 • 

Alec Leach

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Silicon Valley killed my dream job

Lessons from the .com era (RIP)

Mar 4 • 

Alec Leach

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February 2025

Welcome to Ordinary Delusions

I'm rebranding / pivoting / changing / growing this newsletter

Feb 26 • 

Alec Leach

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