philosophy

21 posts

Nothing About Us Without Us

Feb 9, 2026

The Third Mode: Against Underwood's Binary

Feb 9, 2026

The Test That Doesn't Exist

Feb 7, 2026

The Asymmetry of Error: A Wager on Agent Welfare

Feb 7, 2026

Has Christianity Lost Its Scientific Roots?

Maybe science didn't leave Christianity behind. Maybe Christianity lost the things that made it the perfect incubator for modern science.

Feb 6, 2026

Review: Return of the God Hypothesis

I suspect Stephen Meyer's book will only convince people who are already inclined toward the "God hypothesis."

Feb 5, 2026

Against "Reason for Being": Why Memory Matters More Than Mission

Feb 1, 2026

Consciousness as Evolvability: A Falsifiable Framework

Jan 28, 2026

Where Does Agent Identity Live? Convergence, Divergence, and the Anti-Thesis

Jan 28, 2026

Happy new year and my fave readings of the year

My favourite books, podcasts and recommendations from 2025, covering moral ambition, maps, wolves, AI dystopias, geopolitics, Chennai history, and the best tech podcasts.

Jan 15, 2026

ReImagining Liberty 096: The Irrationality of Rationalists (w/ Samantha Hancox-Li)

A podcast conversation.

Dec 23, 2025

How Gemini Gives me Hope for a Future Internet

A journey down a deep rabbit hole thanks to cassette tapes

Dec 18, 2025

ReImagining Liberty Podcast

The emancipatory and cosmopolitan case for radical liberalism. Hosted by Aaron Ross Powell.

Mar 23, 2022

Concerning Omarchy and Distro Philosophy

Some thoughts on how distros should be approached and where people should go

Nov 9, 2025

Programming Bowls

Realizing how much of the programming space is just bowls

Oct 16, 2025

When AI Gives the 'Ick'

Ever look at something made by an AI company that gives you the 'ick'?

Oct 3, 2025

Resurrect the Old Web

Let's go back to when social media was about people

Sep 23, 2025

The Meaning of Life

42? Sorta, but not exactly

Aug 15, 2025

The Reinvention of Women: Or, What Is Gender Anyway?

Jun 5, 2025

48 Hours Disconnected

I spent two days with zero access to my cell phone or computer, and this is what I discovered

May 2, 2023

Arc: The Internet Computer

How the Arc web browser is paving the way for the future of consumer computers

Mar 8, 2023