Knowledge Maximalism

Do Human Progress Trends Justify the Status Quo?

A recent New York Times opinion piece misunderstands the implications of an improving world.

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Technology Versus Degrowth as Solutions to the Sixth Mass Extinction

Assuring the long-term future of Earth’s wildlife requires more economic and technological development, not less.

Nov 9 • 

Saul Zimet

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The Myth of the Short-Sightedness of Capitalism

Free markets are often accused of incentivizing short-term profit-seeking, but really the opposite is true.

Nov 5 • 

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October 2025

Humans Have Moral Value Because They Create Knowledge

If for no other reason.

Oct 29 • 

Saul Zimet

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Why the Enlightenment is the Ultimate Moral Movement

And knowledge maximalism is the ultimate moral principle.

Oct 23 • 

Saul Zimet

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Environmentalist Pronatalism Versus Paul Krugman

Is reducing "population pressure" really a good way to protect environmental resources?

Oct 12 • 

Saul Zimet

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The Biologists' Myth About Limitless Growth

False economic premises lead Bret Weinstein, Paul Ehrlich, and other famous biologists to pursue catastrophic civilizational changes.

Oct 6 • 

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September 2025

The Poverty of Collectivist Visions of Property Rights

Why is it that one notion of property rights facilitates widespread prosperity, while the competing theories spread poverty to the masses?

Sep 29 • 

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March 2025

Are Bad Climate Policies Causing More Deaths Than Climate Change?

The "fact-checkers" at the New York Times need to be fact-checked.

Mar 19 • 

Saul Zimet

Technological Automation and the Path to Human Prosperity

What if you had told pre-agricultural societies that all their hunting and gathering jobs would soon be eliminated?

Mar 4 • 

Saul Zimet

Economics is Not a Game of Monopoly

The standard textbook model of monopoly economics only applies to the real world in a narrow range of circumstances, and this means that fears of…

Mar 3 • 

Saul Zimet

The Amazing Benefits of the Metaverse

The ambitious project of Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Sweeney, and other billionaire technologists could radically change our lives within the next five to ten…

Mar 3 • 

Saul Zimet