A code makes you free
Living and dying by an ethical code makes you free. We are all constrained by those around us. By the
The good man is more dangerous than the egoist
A person who is driven by self-interest is only so dangerous. They cannot give their life to inflict harm on
Don't attack policies/ideas because of what they symbolise
(Epistemic Status: Uncertain. Many obvious counterarguments. At best a general rule with many, many exceptions)
In debating a few years
Blood like Water
I met a girl at work who wanted to join the reserves. When I asked her why, she talked about
Two kinds of bad people
There are two kinds of bad people. There are people who are bed because they lack morals. There are people
Large Quality differentials are exponential force multipliers
In military terms, quality and quantity can be conceptualised as being convertible. e.g: an army of 1000 tribal warriors
Leaking Meaning
There’s so much meaning in the world. I always think back to all the stories I’ve read. To
Systematising Foreign Policy
(Epistemic status: Low confidence.)
(Bias: High. Only giving one side of the argument. )
The more I think about foreign policy,
Sex Redistribution & Does anyone hold equality as a basic value?
I went to a rationalist meetup this weekend. We spent a long time talking about Robin Hanson's article
Voluntary Prisons
Many people struggle with addiction. Drugs. Food. Sex. Whatever it is, its harder to shake an addiction when the thing