Archive - The Grand Redesign

Degrowth you say? Hmmmm...

Since this Nature article on Degrowth has been making the rounds, and since some people can’t seem to be bothered to actually read it much less engage…

Dec 31, 2023 •

September 2023

Sam Altman's Master Plan

I should probably preface this with the caveat that this is purely my hypothesis, and I can’t speak for Other Sam in any official capacity…but in a…

Sep 12, 2023 •

August 2023

What is Consciousness?

Big question! No pressure… To be completely honest, I think the only fair and honest answer is that nobody knows for sure what consciousness is. Or what…

Aug 30, 2023 •

July 2023

Viruses, Vaccines, & Vanquishing Misinformation

I had thought we were long past this, but the “current thing” (or one of them, they change so fucking fast) thanks to jackasses like Rogan and RFK Jr…

Jul 5, 2023 •

June 2023

The Quest for the Missing Piece

Not sure if I’ve been living under a rock, pseudo-hermit that I am, but I just recently came across this meme, and hot damn it slapped me hard across…

Jun 12, 2023 •

March 2023

Apotheosis Initializer

Throughout history, in virtually every major religion and mythology, there is a common thread--the raising of man from simple mortality to the realm of…

Mar 26, 2023 •

December 2022

AI generated art, despite what some artists think, IS art. Here's why AI art generation tools rock, and whining Luddites suck 😎

Dec 15, 2022 •

August 2022

There Is No Underpopulation Crisis

I'm going to go out on a limb and say, if you've found your way to this post, you've probably encountered tweets like this from Elon Musk: Well...it's…

Aug 18, 2022 •

November 2021

Enlightenment Simplified

What is Enlightenment? Is it real? In this post I'll try to simplify one of the oldest and most challenging concepts in human history.

Nov 26, 2021 •

September 2021

Unbundling Bundled Concepts

Throughout history, via some combination of accident and intent, concepts that should have remained separate have been bundled together into single…

Sep 25, 2021 •

The Philosophy of The Matrix

As a huge fan of the movie The Matrix, I put together an epic Twitter thread a while back on the deep philosophy of the movie, exploring the many…

Sep 18, 2021 •

July 2021

The Folly of Genius

Let's face it, really smart people can be really, really dumb. Let's explore how the very witty can get things so very wrong.

Jul 27, 2021 •

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