Srdjan Miletic

London
25
Jul

A prophet cannot be a leader

Leadership requires compromise. Truth cannot.
03
Jul

The process of writing

1. Have an idea 2. Write something stupid 3. Rework into something less stupid 4. Repeat 3 ad nauseam
03
Jul

Most of us aren't democrats.

My father always told me that a persons true character reveals itself in adversity. I think this is true. I
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29
Jun

The impossibility of immortality.

Defining Immortality A person who lives forever is immortal. This requires two things: 1. That they live. 2. That they
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18
Jun

Effective Altruism and individualism

The effective altruism movement ignores one of the most significant ways to do good: raising good children*. It pays to
12
Jun

Life as uniqueness.

The Thesis: Two identical brains in two identical worlds which are guaranteed to lead two absolutely identical lives, both in
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12
Jun

Perfect Free Markets Are Bad: Long term investment is impossible

The argument: In a perfect free market, noncompetitive firms are instantly replaced. Thus, firms cannot make long term investments. The
09
Mar

The inevitability of AI

Assuming strong AI is possible, it it likely inevitable. Why? Because just like moties, humans and the organisations we create
31
Jan

Simulation Stupidy: Why ergo cogito sum is wrong

Descartes says that even if the world is a simulation, we at least know that we exist. This is wrong:
17
Jan

Definition of AI, and why I lean towards acting rationality.

What is intelligence? It's a pretty basic question, and which answer you give determines a lot about how
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