Avoiding problems is easier than fixing them
I think a lot about character, virtue and how to be a better person. One observation is that it'
How far is technological progress deterministic?
Imagine an alternate 21's century. Say the world diverged around 1900. Assume the same rough overall rate of
Fears and thoughts on humanity moving towards a singleton
Robin Hanson writes about rot as a potential concern as humanity moves more towards a global government. I've
Against Honouring Allied Bomber Crews
I saw a post today commemorating Bomber Command. British aircrews who flew raids primarily over German cities during the second
Thoughts on the 80k podcast with Mushtaq Khan
I recently listened to a podcast with Mushtaq Khan. He's a development economics expert. He argued that productivity
Startup Idea: Children as a Service
We generally hold that people have the right to have children and that neither the state nor society can stop
Inefficient writing systems
A phonemic language is one where how you write is very similar to how things sound. Essentially, if you know
Low intelligence is a problem we should care about more
In the past many things we today consider very bad were normal. Slavery, war, starvation, dirty water, oppressive governments. Many
Ideas flow easily into empty vessels
I remember a few events in college.
I went to a small liberal arts college in the Netherlands. The students
Unrefined thoughts on some things rationalism is missing vs religions
Rationalism seems somewhat like a proto-religion to me. It has norms of behavior very different from society at large. It