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Maximize utility, maximize abortions
A worldview that’s scarily plausible.
23 hrs ago
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August 2026
A lack of good arguments against gene editing
Most objections to the technology are completely baseless.
Aug 31
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Alex
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Deontological puzzles.
3 scenarios that are yet to be resolved by deontologists.
Aug 22
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Alex
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Longtermism is very intuitive.
Arguing against some of the common objections to the theory.
Aug 19
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Alex
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10 typical twitter exchanges.
This is usually how arguments on twitter (X) go.
Aug 18
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Alex
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5 terrible objections to utilitarianism
A short article covering 5 very overrated arguments.
Aug 17
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Alex
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Competitive debate rewards intellectual nonsense
"When in doubt, call your opponent racist" - Verbatim quote from an LD instructor at my camp.
Aug 16
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Alex
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A short defense of foreign aid.
The U.S. government should spend tax dollars to save lives.
Aug 15
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Alex
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Quick update.
Posting again after 2 months.
Aug 9
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Alex
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June 2026
An important announcement
I might not be posting here for the next 2 weeks!
Jun 9
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Alex
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Classifying our moral reasons
A quick rundown of principle-based conceptions of our moral reasons
Jun 2
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Alex
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May 2026
The procreation asymmetry is wrong.
Neither the weak or strong variants hold up; you are just as obligated to create happy individuals.
May 26
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Alex
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