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Why people suck at charity
Often because we care more about looking good than doing good
Apr 18
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Reputation as a form of refrigeration
And a form of ice box too
Apr 11
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Cows and Sheep: Efficient Recyclers and Moral Subjects
My article in the Montreal Review
Apr 9
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Stuff I teach
A 300-level class that teaches philosophical writing and argumentation
Apr 8
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Is this post garbage?
If you're reading it, then probably not
Apr 5
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Why contribute? Freeloading is easier
Freeloading is easy short-term, not so much in the long-term
Apr 3
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March 2024
Jokes as public goods
Like parks and public education, many jokes are public goods
Mar 30
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I want to believe
Is wanting to believe epistemically bad? It depends
Mar 29
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Better not to know | the published version
Some knowledge makes people worse as knowers. Better they not know it.
Mar 22
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In a democracy, transparency incentivizes bullshit*
*in the technical, philosophical sense
Mar 20
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The National Debt as a Heap
Poor incentives are part of the explanation ...
Mar 14
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Paulie Walnuts 'Explains' Revealed Preferences
Actions are often a better guide to genuine preferences than words
Mar 8
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