Benjamin Fong

Dec 26, 2024 | damagemag.com | Benjamin Fong

A very happy holiday season from Damage! The title of this article is a call back to our first print issue, "Building Big Things," which you can still pick up here. Damage is continuing its mission to lay bare contemporary social pathologies into the new year, and we sure could use your support in doing so. Consider a donation to the cause, or, if you're not already a paid subscriber, become one here.

Dec 3, 2024 | geneticliteracyproject.org | Benjamin Fong

An operations manager finds relief from her depression with the help of psilocybin, the primary psychoactive component of “magic mushrooms.” A veteran conquers his post-traumatic stress disorder through therapy using MDMA, a synthetic compound known on the street as “ecstasy” or “molly.” A stay-at-home mom tries LSD, otherwise known as acid, for her anxiety. Nearly every day, such stories appear about the healing potential of psychedelic drugs.

Nov 8, 2024 | damagemag.com | Benjamin Fong

The basic take on the Left that Harris and the Democrats lost on Tuesday because they did not appeal to the working class in the language of economic populism is correct. No argument from me. But what precisely are we to do with this claim? 2024 was the most expensive presidential election ever. Harris raised even more than Trump. Provided the Democratic machine can still fundraise like this, there is nothing that’s changing it.

Nov 5, 2024 | znetwork.org | Benjamin Fong

I recently toured an Amazon fulfillment center; anyone can do it. From what I can tell, they mostly give tours of their robotics sortable facilities, the newer ones dominated by Kiva robots and other automation technologies, to give the sense of a company doing what was barely imaginable a decade ago. And to Amazon’s credit, it is a truly impressive affair. In the three-million-square-foot fulfillment center I toured, conveyor belts ran the length of the facility.

Nov 4, 2024 | jacobin.com | Benjamin Fong

I recently toured an Amazon fulfillment center; anyone can do it. From what I can tell, they mostly give tours of their robotics sortable facilities, the newer ones dominated by Kiva robots and other automation technologies, to give the sense of a company doing what was barely imaginable a decade ago. And to Amazon’s credit, it is a truly impressive affair. In the three-million-square-foot fulfillment center I toured, conveyor belts ran the length of the facility.