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.
Tag: society
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.