Deep Dives
Philosophy
Nietzsche: Critique of Christianity
Slave morality, ressentiment, the naturalism thesis, and where the objections land. Notes in progress.
René Girard
Mimetic desire, imitation, conflict, and escaping the trap. Passages and notes.
Progress
A Formal Study of Progress
Working outline for an essay arguing we need an actual science of progress: defining it, telling real from illusory gains, and investing accordingly in the AI era.
Peter Thiel
The End of the Future
Summary of Thiel's 2011 essay on stagnation, definite optimism, and the faith required to build.
The Economics of Attention: Good, Bad, and Ugly
Decentralized Finance
Pollution & Environmental Collapse
Biotechnologies
AI and Humanities
AI and Humanities
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