A prophet cannot be a leader
Leadership requires compromise. Truth cannot.
The process of writing
1. Have an idea
2. Write something stupid
3. Rework into something less stupid
4. Repeat 3 ad nauseam
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
The impossibility of immortality.
Defining Immortality
A person who lives forever is immortal. This requires two things:
1. That they live.
2. That they
Effective Altruism and individualism
The effective altruism movement ignores one of the most significant ways to do good: raising good children*. It pays to
Life as uniqueness.
The Thesis: Two identical brains in two identical worlds which are guaranteed to lead two absolutely identical lives, both in
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
The inevitability of AI
Assuming strong AI is possible, it it likely inevitable. Why? Because just like moties, humans and the organisations we create
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:
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