kbog

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Eric Adams' election in hindsight
by kbog @ 2024-09-28 | +135 | 0 comments
The case for not invading Crimea
by kbog @ 2023-01-19 | +12 | 0 comments
A better society shortcuts away the "longterm consequences versus rules" dilemma
by kbog @ 2022-12-14 | +14 | 0 comments
A framework for self-determination
by kbog @ 2021-07-21 | +18 | 0 comments
Defusing the mitigation obstruction argument against geoengineering and carbon...
by kbog @ 2021-04-29 | +20 | 0 comments
Review: "Why It's OK To Ignore Politics" by Christopher Freiman
by kbog @ 2021-02-23 | +20 | 0 comments
A comparison of American political parties
by kbog @ 2020-12-09 | +11 | 0 comments
American policy platform for total welfare
by kbog @ 2020-12-03 | +38 | 0 comments
EA politics mini-survey results
by kbog @ 2020-12-01 | +18 | 0 comments
Taking Self-Determination Seriously
by kbog @ 2020-11-27 | +19 | 0 comments
Please take my survey!
by kbog @ 2020-11-27 | +9 | 0 comments
2020 United States/California election recommendations
by kbog @ 2020-10-31 | +12 | 0 comments
Super-exponential growth implies that accelerating growth is unimportant in the...
by kbog @ 2020-08-11 | +36 | 0 comments
Idea: statements on behalf of the general EA community
by kbog @ 2020-06-11 | +3 | 0 comments
kbog's Quick takes
by kbog @ 2020-06-11 | +6 | 0 comments
An Effective Altruist "Civic Handbook" for the USA (draft, calling for comments...
by kbog @ 2020-03-23 | +6 | 0 comments
Voting is today (Tuesday March 3) in California and other states - here are...
by kbog @ 2020-03-03 | +23 | 0 comments
An Informal Review of Space Exploration
by kbog @ 2020-01-31 | +51 | 0 comments
Candidate Scoring System recommendations for the Democratic presidential...
by kbog @ 2020-01-31 | +24 | 0 comments
Concrete Foreign Policy Recommendations for America
by kbog @ 2020-01-20 | +22 | 0 comments
Responding to the Progressive Platform of “Foreign Policy Generation”
by kbog @ 2020-01-19 | +14 | 0 comments
A small observation about the value of having kids
by kbog @ 2020-01-19 | +18 | 0 comments
Love seems like a high priority
by kbog @ 2020-01-19 | +55 | 0 comments
Tentative Thoughts on Speech Policing
by kbog @ 2020-01-06 | +1 | 0 comments
Response to recent criticisms of EA "longtermist" thinking
by kbog @ 2020-01-06 | +27 | 0 comments
Welfare stories: How history should be written, with an example (early history...
by kbog @ 2020-01-02 | +48 | 0 comments
Tentative thoughts on which kinds of speech are harmful
by kbog @ 2020-01-02 | –4 | 0 comments
On AI Weapons
by kbog @ 2019-11-13 | +76 | 0 comments
New and improved Candidate Scoring System
by kbog @ 2019-11-12 | +21 | 0 comments
Four practices where EAs ought to course-correct
by kbog @ 2019-07-30 | +52 | 0 comments
Extinguishing or preventing coal seam fires is a potential cause area
by kbog @ 2019-07-07 | +64 | 0 comments
Should we talk about altruism or talk about justice?
by kbog @ 2019-07-03 | +23 | 0 comments
Consequences of animal product consumption (combined model)
by kbog @ 2019-06-15 | +22 | 0 comments
A vision for anthropocentrism to supplant wild animal suffering
by kbog @ 2019-06-06 | +28 | 0 comments
Candidate Scoring System, Fifth Release
by kbog @ 2019-06-05 | +11 | 0 comments
Overview of Capitalism and Socialism for Effective Altruism
by kbog @ 2019-05-16 | +62 | 0 comments
Structure EA organizations as WSDNs?
by kbog @ 2019-05-10 | +11 | 0 comments
Reasons to eat meat
by kbog @ 2019-04-21 | +43 | 0 comments
Political culture at the edges of Effective Altruism
by kbog @ 2019-04-12 | +10 | 0 comments
Candidate Scoring System, Third Release
by kbog @ 2019-04-02 | +11 | 0 comments
The Political Prioritization Process
by kbog @ 2019-04-02 | +9 | 0 comments
Impact of US Strategic Power on Global Well-Being (quick take)
by kbog @ 2019-03-23 | +13 | 0 comments
Candidate Scoring System, Second Release
by kbog @ 2019-03-19 | +30 | 0 comments
Candidate Scoring System, First Release
by kbog @ 2019-03-05 | +11 | 0 comments
Candidate scoring system for 2020 (second draft)
by kbog @ 2019-02-26 | +11 | 0 comments
kbog did an oopsie! (new meat eater problem numbers)
by kbog @ 2019-02-15 | +26 | 0 comments
A system for scoring political candidates. RFC (request for comments) on...
by kbog @ 2019-02-13 | +24 | 0 comments
Vocational Career Guide for Effective Altruists
by kbog @ 2019-01-26 | +35 | 0 comments
Vox's "Future Perfect" column frequently has flawed journalism
by kbog @ 2019-01-26 | +36 | 0 comments
A spreadsheet for comparing donations in different careers
by kbog @ 2019-01-12 | +6 | 0 comments
An integrated model to evaluate the impact of animal products
by kbog @ 2019-01-09 | +40 | 0 comments
Response to a Dylan Matthews article on Vox about bipartisanship
by kbog @ 2018-12-20 | +59 | 0 comments
Quality of life of farm animals
by kbog @ 2018-12-14 | +3 | 0 comments
EA needs a cause prioritization journal
by kbog @ 2018-09-12 | +3 | 0 comments
The Ethics of Giving Part Four: Elizabeth Ashford on Justice and Effective...
by kbog @ 2018-09-05 | +9 | 0 comments
The Ethics of Giving Part Three: Jeff McMahan on Whether One May Donate to an...
by kbog @ 2018-08-10 | +2 | 0 comments
The Ethics of Giving part two: Christine Swanton on the Virtues of Giving
by kbog @ 2018-08-06 | +4 | 0 comments
The Ethics of Giving part one: Thomas Hill on the Kantian perspective on giving
by kbog @ 2018-07-20 | +8 | 0 comments
Nothing Wrong With AI Weapons
by kbog @ 2017-08-28 | +16 | 0 comments
Selecting investments based on covariance with the value of charities
by kbog @ 2017-02-04 | +5 | 0 comments
Taking Systemic Change Seriously
by kbog @ 2016-10-24 | +7 | 0 comments
Effective Altruism subreddit
by kbog @ 2016-09-25 | +9 | 0 comments
Finance Careers for Earning to Give
by kbog @ 2016-03-06 | +9 | 0 comments
Quantifying the Impact of Economic Growth on Meat Consumption
by kbog @ 2015-12-22 | +24 | 0 comments