I think I’m also curious about how you notice that something is a common misconception, or if that’s something that you focus on at all. E.g. I think part of the success of this article, “The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.,” is that it hits at a common blindspot/belief (that life for humans today is worse than it was in the past) and then shows evidence against it (same with “Global economic inequality: what matters most for your living conditions is not who you are, but where you are”). (Edited to add: I think a lot of your work on climate also follows this pattern.)
I think I’m also curious about how you notice that something is a common misconception, or if that’s something that you focus on at all. E.g. I think part of the success of this article, “The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.,” is that it hits at a common blindspot/belief (that life for humans today is worse than it was in the past) and then shows evidence against it (same with “Global economic inequality: what matters most for your living conditions is not who you are, but where you are”). (Edited to add: I think a lot of your work on climate also follows this pattern.)