Notable links for March 2026
A roundup of work I didn’t regret checking out this month.
The Bulls** Benchmark
Researchers ask various models gibberish questions and see which ones identify the gibberish instead of just giving gibberish answers.
You didn’t lose your attention span. It was stolen.
TLDR: The content strategies we’re seeing today were actually invented by newspapers in the 19th century. We’re the benefactors of an “attention economy” that began nearly two centuries ago; a perverse money-driven approach to information dissemination that preys on us, turning attention into a currency and commodity, and directing it toward the end of making money rather than being fruitful. The only way to reform it is to be the change you want to see in the world. H/T Michael Foster.
George Barna - Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing Your Child’s Heart, Mind and Soul
TLDR: By the age of 13, a child’s basic beliefs are already formed, and on average will not change significantly for the rest of their lives. Trying to teach “worldview training” to teenagers is simply too late. The foundation is already poured and set — by how they were discipled in their earliest years.
“Historical Accuracy” Can Miss the Point
That’s all for this month,
Bnonn