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Back to SearchHighlights from the Comments on Billionaire Philanthropy
Episode 225
Thanks to everyone who commented on Against Against Billionaire Philanthropy. For whatever reason, the comments there were exceptionally good. In par…
7 years ago
Squareallworthy on UBI Plans
Episode 224
I want to signal-boost Tumblr user squareallworthy‘s analysis of various UBI plans:
1. Jensen et al’s plan
2. Healy et al’s plan
3. Andrew Yang’s pla…
7 years ago
Against Against Billionaire Philanthropy
Episode 223
[Conflict of interest notice: I’ve volunteered for both private and public charities, but more often private. I received a small amount of money for …
7 years ago
Who By Very Slow Decay
Episode 222
[Trigger warning: Death, pain, suffering, sadness]
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Some people, having completed the traditional forms of empty speculation – “What do you want to…
7 years ago
The Categories Were Made for Man, Not Man for the Categories
Episode 221
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“Silliest internet atheist argument” is a hotly contested title, but I have a special place in my heart for the people who occasionally try to pro…
7 years, 1 month ago
Adversarial Collaboration Contest 2019
Episode 220
[self plagiarism notice: this is mostly copied from last year’s contest announcement]
1. Announcing the second annual Adversarial Collaboration Conte…
7 years, 1 month ago
Book Review: The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test
Episode 219
Ken Kesey, graduating college in Oregon with several wrestling championships and a creative writing degree, made a classic mistake: he moved to the S…
7 years, 1 month ago
Know Your Gabapentinoids
Episode 218
The gabapentinoids are a class of drugs vaguely resembling the neurotransmitter GABA. Although they were developed to imitate GABA’s action, later re…
7 years, 1 month ago
Caution on Bias Arguments
Episode 217
“You say it’s important to overcome biases. So isn’t it hypocritical that you’re not trying to overcome whichever bias prevents you from realizing y…
7 years, 1 month ago
Against Lie Inflation
Episode 216
[Related to: The Whole City Is Center]
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I got into an argument recently with somebody who used the word “lie” to refer to a person honestly reporti…
7 years, 1 month ago