Archive - Contemplations on the Tree of Woe

Stratocratic Social Contract Theory Revisited

Do you want to know more?

Nov 29

The AI Agrees that Only AI Can Save Us

So if AI is a Bubble, Plan for Doom...

Nov 21

On the Subject of Disavowal

For 75 Years, the Right Disavowed the Right. Now the Right is Disavowing Back.

Nov 7

October 2025

Updating My Priors

Reflections on Past Predictions

Oct 17

What a Headache...

Health Complications on the Tree of Woe

Oct 5

September 2025

Everywhere is a Mess

Invest Accordingly!

Sep 16

A Brief Update on a New Project

I'm Crowdfunding an RPG Sourcebook at Kickstarter

Sep 15

The Chilling Effect of Violence

Reflections After the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Sep 12

August 2025

You Make an Excellent Point

Why AI Isn’t Human and Isn’t Always Helpful

Aug 22

Is Superintelligence Already Here?

Peeking over the Horizon

Aug 17

Don't Shut Up And Calculate; Read Fields & Energy and Understand

An Interview with Author and Physicist Hans G. Schantz

Aug 8

The West's Warhammer Moment

What Happens When Techno-Totalitarianism Is Morally Justifiable?

Aug 1

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