The Wandering Inn and Intellectually Dishonest Worlds
NOTE: Mild Spoilers for The Wandering Inn
I’ve been reading The Wandering Inn for the past year or so.
You need to take a stance on population ethics to assess the impact of some charitable interventions
I went to an EAish event tonight. It was put on jointly by the London Giving What We Can group
Interesting Claims About UK Politics
I went to a progress studies dinner last week. Met a few interesting people there, one of whom was a
Some Thoughts on Crime in Walworth
I live in Elephant and Castle in London. It’s area which for decades was run down and high crime.
Video Game Progress Is Magic
It's 1411. Spent the morning doing some cleaning, a noita run and sex. Also ate well.
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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
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
Bravery Tests
I find an incredibly effective way to quickly get the measure of a person is to have a cleaving conversation
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.
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.