Luddite mathematicians
Mathematicians act like luddites because their vanity and pride got hurt, while many ignore the real problem – that science gets privatized – and they refuse to change and accept the new era.
When robots run amok
Argues that runaway drones and machines will become as routine as petty crime, so cities need robot-response teams built like firefighters rather than police to combat a new nuisance.
In defense of Zoomers
Argues Zoomers are not lazy: older generations upheld a failing status quo, so the young should reject guilt, build personal capital, and demand structural change instead of harder work.
A place you want to live in
The article argues that the best place to live is not the one with the strongest economy but the one where a slow, limited government keeps rights frozen and predictable over decades.
The ideal dating app
Proposes a dating app that automates matching and scheduling so users spend minimal time in-app and get guaranteed real-world dates, paid for through a subscription that only succeeds when dates are delivered.
Theory of virtual spaces
Argues platforms decay because single-room architectures fight human cognitive limits, and healthy communities need four space types – city, district, village, guild – connected by open protocol roads that no landlord can capture.
Universal income or universal leash?
UBI is a terrible idea unless it is absolutely unconditional – same sum for every citizen with no behavioral conditions – because the moment survival money depends on behavior it becomes a universal control mechanism. Here I show that universal and unconditional – would be very hard in practice.