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The 15-Hour Work Week Was Always a Terrible Idea
Some fantasize about a dramatically reduced work week because they misunderstand the purpose of work and the importance of leisure.
 • Saul Zimet
More People Means More Prosperity
Population growth is inextricably linked to economic growth and social harmony.
 • Saul Zimet
Karl Popper Versus H. P. Lovecraft
Two opposing attitudes toward humanity’s infinite ignorance.
 • Saul Zimet
The Deeply Misguided View of Statist Parasitism as Parenting
Tucker Carlson's yearning to be “loved” by tax-funded government officials is unrealistic and dangerous.
 • Saul Zimet
Ignorance Is Limitless, and Therefore So Is Progress
Extreme skepticism misunderstands the implications of human fallibility.
 • Saul Zimet
The Benefits of AI and the Risk of a "White-Collar Bloodbath"
If AI is powerful enough to produce widespread abundance, does worrying about unemployment make sense at all?
 • Saul Zimet
Capitalism Versus Extinction by Stagnation
The degrowth solution to climate change has been tested and shown to be a deadly failure.
 • Saul Zimet
Knowledge Maximalism
Knowledge Maximalism
The pursuit of knowledge is morally good, responsible for humanity's modern prosperity, and the practical path toward unbounded progress.
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