In any dispute, first criticize yourself or your own side, if you have one.
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Some say that tech is neither good nor bad: it’s a force multiplier for whatever goal you have. I’m wondering whether tech is actually virtuous, overall, because 1. creating tech that works forces you to be rational, 2. the best tech is interoperable, with forces communication.
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Happy New Year
Be well, enjoy 2021, and illegitimi non carborundum.
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The Kindness Game: A Review of “Kind Words”
Kind Words is not a meditation game, but a kindness game for which meditation is the optimal strategy.
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Video: A Short Introduction to the Mechanics of Bad Faith
I read my article on bad faith, and how to encourage good faith conversations.
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A Short Introduction to the Mechanics of Bad Faith
Having taught computers humanity, perhaps they can teach us good faith.
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To Max, Re Uncorrelated Thinking
Dear Max, it was wonderful to meet you last week. It bears repeating that I felt as though talking for the first time to a hidden collaborator.
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To Donald Trump, Re Having Conversations
We need to settle our differences, but we need to settle them within a system of decency and good faith, one that prioritizes solutions over allegiance.
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Falsifiability and Its Freeloaders
Most people are stunningly irrational; falsifiability is a test and a tool that helps us to hew away unfounded mental models and leave behind what works (for now).
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Video: Reading; The Daily Meeting that Is the Fuel and Coolant of My Marriage
Anything not tended, cared for, built or maintained will perish; most living things do this without thinking, but in relationships we need a system.
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