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Cross-posted from my blog here. One of the greatest successes of mankind over the last few centuries has been the enormous amount of wealt

June 2nd, 42 After Fall Somewhere in the Colorado Mountains They first caught sight of the man walking a few miles from the compound. At

Cross-posted on my blog here. Partially inspired by some slatestarcodex discussion here. Summary: Human Capital Contracts would allow peop

Cross-posted on my blog and the effective altruism forum with some minor tweaks; apologies if some of the formatting hasn't copied across. T

Summary: The term 'effective altuist' invites confusion between 'the right thing to do' and 'the thing that most efficiently promotes welfar