Archive - Meaningness

February 2025

A prophesy for postrationalism—or an elegy

“A fun and silly scene that might eventually address the fundamental problems of postmodernity”

Feb 20 •

Questioning the bodhisattva vow

Dedicating your life to benefiting all sentient beings: What does that mean?

Feb 8 •

My life in keyboards

From a 1920s typewriter to... THIS weird thing!

Feb 6 •

Clarifying the roles of purposes

Antidotes to six misunderstandings that motivate bad aims

Feb 1 •

January 2025

The incomparable value of being wrong

A Substack Live “Ask Me Anything.” The management's cut!

Jan 28 •

58:08

Meta-rational software development: Readings

Resources for learning the keystone topic missing from the CS curriculum.

Jan 21 •

Not because I revel in destruction

A dessert-first policy. The answer was on page 21!

Jan 4 •

🙋 Monthly Substack Live video AMAs

Your chance to Ask Me Anything!

Jan 1 •

࿇ Vajrayana Q&A: Monthly Zoom ࿇

Vajrayana is the unusual branch of Buddhism I discuss here on Substack, and on Vividness and Buddhism for Vampires.

Jan 1 •

December 2024

When the proof comes as white light and angels

Watch now | Violating the taboo on real talk about the felt experience of doing rationality

Dec 30, 2024 •

21:00

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