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
Strength, not courage, is the second component of goodness
I've long thought that there are three parts to being a good person
1. Wisdom: Knowing what the
Book Review: Inspired
An interesting observation from four years in tech is that most orgs are absolutely dysfunctional when it comes to product.
Exploiting Crypto Prediction Markets for Fun and Profit
I believe that exploiting inefficiencies in crypto prediction markets is an easy way to make market beating returns. This guide
How my school gamed the stats
I was reading the Slate Star Codex review of The Cult of Smart. Part of it discusses charter vs state