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Remembering GitHub's office
I was bummed when I read GitHub’s February announcement that it would permanently close its San Francisco headquarters. I worked there for just a couple…
May 28
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The battle over tech's values
If you’ve paid attention to the news in the last decade, you’ve probably noticed a negative turn in sentiment towards the tech industry, sometimes…
May 15
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April 2023
Explaining tech's notion of talent scarcity
I was recently asked to explain what it means when people say that, for example, “There are only [10-200] people in the world who can do what…
Apr 25
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March 2023
A Bank of One's Own
A fun fact about startups, if you've never worked for one, is that employees don't typically get equity in the company. They're granted options, meaning…
Mar 11
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February 2023
America's future and the network state
The geopolitical concept of hegemony is implicitly a game of keep-away: a smattering of nation states who've divided their mountains and oceans among…
Feb 22
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November 2022
Understanding climate as tribes, not a social cause
Once upon a time, I thought I wanted to work in climate. I studied environmental science in college and spent my first year out of school working with…
Nov 30, 2022
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August 2022
Antinatalism, agency, and social movements
Fertility rates are declining in developed countries, dipping below replacement rates. 1 in 4 childless American adults cite climate change as a major…
Aug 23, 2022
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May 2022
Why aren't there more effective altruisms?
In my last post, I wrote that "effective altruism, despite its popularity, cannot singlehandedly meet the civil purpose of philanthropy.” I thought I…
May 12, 2022
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March 2022
28: Out of the valley
There are stories of all-powerful gods, and those of gods who are flawed. Lazy gods, reluctant gods, petulant gods, hedonistic gods who indulge…
Mar 16, 2022
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Science, philanthropy, and tech (and crypto)
In the last two years, there’s been several billion dollars’ worth of new initiatives that aim to improve how science is done. I wrote a case study…
Mar 2, 2022
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November 2021
27: Friend groups
Kevin Kwok has a schtick about how friend groups underinvest in themselves. A group of people with high mutual trust, shared interests, and low…
Nov 17, 2021
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August 2021
New post: The New American University
First month of job freedom has been great so far. I spent a couple of weeks in Redondo Beach, a quiet beach town filled with retired and military…
Aug 4, 2021
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