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15
Sep

Video Game Progress Is Magic

It's 1411. Spent the morning doing some cleaning, a noita run and sex. Also ate well. I'
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06
Aug

Being always in two minds

One thing I did when I was younger was try to imagine different worlds. I think partly it was loneliness
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06
Aug

Absolute rules are a sign of underdeveloped moral thinking

I think a good litmus test for how developed someones understanding of ethics is is to see whether they endorse
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19
Jun

Bravery Tests

I find an incredibly effective way to quickly get the measure of a person is to have a cleaving conversation
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14
Jun

Specificity and knowing which question to ask

I recently read the back and forth between Scott Alexander and Robin Hanson on whether modern medical spending is effective.
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04
May

On not talking past each other

I recently read the back and forth between Scott Alexander and Robin Hanson on whether modern medical spending is effective.
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05
Apr

Cruxing on crime

My views on crime and justice are fairly unusual for my class. I tend to believe that: * crime is a
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11
Feb

It's tricky to tell what % of the economy the state controls

Let’s say you want to find out roughly how much of a country’s economy is controlled by the
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06
Jan

Brief Thoughts on Justifications for Paternalism

Lisa wrote an article on coercion, paternalism and irreversible decisions. I have some thoughts. The basic groundwork goes something like
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20
Dec

Seconds Thoughts About Counterfactual Impact as an Ethical Standard

(Positive Srdjan) An argument I read years ago when first hearing about EA goes something like this. * many people think
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