Scattered Theses on RSI, AI Math, and Doomerism
If everyone could just calm down, I would appreciate it
Arachne
Social theory for empiricists
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AI's Reliability Gap
High highs and low lows do not a machine God make
The Jevons Paradox for Intelligence
Fears of AI-induced job loss could not be more wrong
My Interview with Ricky Sutton on Meta and Child Safety
Recorded live on January 15
Farcical Misalignment
Observations on Moltbook
Who are We?
American nationhood after Alex Pretti
Against the METR Graph
A deep dive into A.I. understanders' favorite chart crime
Continental Philosophy Needs Better Critics—and Defenders
Part 1: Contra Adelstein
The Inexperience Machine
Robert Nozick, slop, and the new cognitive inequality
Williams on Social Media and Democracy
A few initial reactions
Yes, Social Media is Harming Young People's Mental Health
A stylized literature review
Empty Space, the Final Frontier
On Charlie Kirk, the internet, and Italian Futurism
Reading Needs a New Pitch for Men
And some of you aren't going to like it
The Case Against Social Media is Stronger Than You Think
A reply to Dan Williams
A.I. and the Painful Work of Learning
There is no technological substitute for hard, cognitive labor
A Primer on Digital 'Content' Markets
How communication is bought with and sold for attention online
A Few Thoughts on Zohran
Elder dems need to learn from the younger, more digitally savvy wing of the party
The Leviathan, the Hand, and the Maelstrom
An institutionalist theory of social media and the smartphone