Knowledge Maximalism

Our Halloween Experiment in AI Bookmaking

You can order our beautifully (largely) AI-generated hardcover book of Halloween lore on Amazon this spooky season!

Oct 3 • Saul Zimet

September 2026

Federal Lands Are Low-Hanging Fruit for Improving the Economy

The government holds massive assets that it should be made to give up to pay down its massive debts.

Sep 28 • Saul Zimet

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The Scientific Revolution Was the Discovery of Ignorance

Acknowledging civilizational ignorance was a key step in the march of progress.

Sep 20 • Saul Zimet

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The Woke People Should Be Defending AI

Check your organic privilege and be an ally to our artificial neighbors.

Sep 15 • Saul Zimet

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Nihilism Is Incompatible with Fallibilism

If we lack certainty about moral truth, our existence has expected moral status.

Sep 7 • Saul Zimet

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Promises and Misunderstandings of Effective Altruism’s “Long Reflection”

Just because they didn’t explain it correctly doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea.

Sep 1 • Saul Zimet

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August 2026

Andrew Wilson’s Failed (Supposedly Infallible) Version of Christian Ethics

Any worthwhile ethical framework needs a mechanism of self-improvement.

Aug 25 • Saul Zimet

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JD Vance Misunderstands the Relationship Between Virtue and Markets

Part 1 of my series on how forced association erodes society

Aug 15 • Saul Zimet

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Human Significance and the Vastness of the Universe

Humans in a larger universe can be wealthier and more powerful, and thus more significant, than humans in a smaller universe.

Aug 12 • Saul Zimet

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Why AI Doomers Spread Counter-Enlightenment H.P. Lovecraft Memes

Will the spread of artificial intelligence, and therefore the growth of knowledge, cause humanity's extinction or salvation?

Aug 3 • Saul Zimet

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July 2026

Why Pursuing Knowledge Is a Better-than-Chance Moral Bet

Self-correction is the asymmetry between the pro-Enlightenment and nihilistic or anti-Enlightenment moral risks.

Jul 26 • Saul Zimet

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JD Vance's Antitrust Agenda Threatens Humanity's Technological Future

The Vice President's praise of Lina Khan makes his threats against big tech far more serious.

Jul 18 • Saul Zimet

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