ryanckulp.com blog archive

Notable content

Now includes 2025–early-2026 posts (incl. the Charlie Kirk piece). Any posts published after ~spring 2026 may still be missing.

A selection of flagged posts (ableist, sexist, transphobic, homophobic, and xenophobic language). Quotes are verbatim; click through for full context.

2024 Resolutions transphobicableist
"for example in private i say 'fat people' and 'retard' and 'trannies are disgusting.' the final leap is doing so online."
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Resume transphobicableist
"i separately pray these marketers will respect free speech and not ban conservatives … just because they disagree about how many genders there are. (according to Milo there are 3: male, female, and retarded.)"
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The Politicization of Everything transphobic
"you may identify as a man, woman, or alien"
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2022 in Review transphobic
"at the top are Alphabet People and at the bottom: cis-gender men" · "Pronouns – suspension of reality to protect a stranger's feelings"
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Perks of Being a Sociopath sexist
"men die in wars so women can gossip with friends about colleagues they don't like"
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Niche Course Launch sexist
Replies to a woman's business inquiry with: "send pics — will consider"
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The Best Post Ever Written on Learning to Code sexist
"chicks get in the way" · "there are now 59 genders"
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I Have Tourette's ableist
"on some occasions i've felt such an urge to tic that i've allowed myself 10-20 seconds to go full retard."
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Personal Investment ROI ableist
"i prefer not to work out with poor retards who put sweaty towels on all the equipment"
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Productivity B-Roll ableist
"one time i was bored out of my mind in a tiny Japanese hotel room so i went full retard on AirSoft."
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Newer posts (2025–2026)

How to Stand for Charlie Kirk xenophobictransphobichomophobicsexist
"illegals need to get the hell out of our country, or that kids chopping off their dicks is evil and their parents should be put in prison" · "Muslim refugees are ruining the continent and i made sure to say it loud enough for those around us to hear it" · "isn't it wild how often a Leftist turns out to be a pedophile" · "for women, be prettier and further along in life (married, kids, house)"
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It's Natural homophobic
"co-opted the anti processed food movement in the same way pedophiles associate with LGBT"
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Places I Used to Live ableist
"when i observe retarded people mere miles from my bedroom i want to go home"
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48 Laws of Vulnerability ableist
"i have a tendency to take things to extremes, sometimes referred to as going Full Retard"
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Rules of Engagement sexist
"These clients are the girls who cook, clean, mow the grass, pay all the bills, and teach your son how to ride his bike and throw a baseball"
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PostCapture dateOriginal URLBytes
100-days-doing-review2025-03-22original64,015
2-types-of-losers2025-06-24original63,513
2022-in-review2023-06-09original63,428
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24-hour-mvp2024-02-23original58,356
48-laws-of-vulnerability2026-02-15original71,604
about2024-08-14original44,781
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fear-is-fake-news2024-12-10original64,870
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how-to-freelance2022-12-02original51,629
how-to-get-fired2024-08-14original55,510
how-to-manage-developers2020-12-04original45,628
how-to-sell-out-a-concert2026-02-15original58,050
how-to-ship-5-products-in-5-days2025-03-22original63,337
how-to-stand-for-charlie-kirk2025-12-11original63,851
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humans-divided2022-12-02original50,404
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i-am-a-musician2026-01-19original57,605
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kulp-leadership-principles2025-06-24original68,668
labels-are-dangerous2025-06-24original70,139
learn2023-11-30original46,694
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litter2023-11-30original57,738
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on-value-capture2024-02-22original58,050
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paradox-of-feedback2026-03-09original71,086
peak-scrape2026-02-15original50,165
perks-of-being-a-sociopath2020-12-04original69,111
personal-investment-roi2024-08-14original66,463
places-i-used-to-live2026-01-19original58,037
politicization-of-everything2025-06-24original85,859
poor-people-play-the-lottery2023-11-30original54,539
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subscribe2024-08-14original43,686
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