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The Survival Lottery: In a society facing a severe shortage of organs for transplantation, a lottery system is proposed where individuals are randomly selected to be killed for their organs to save multiple lives. Would you support such a system? This experiment, proposed by philosopher John Harris, pushes the logic of utilitarianism to its limits ... See more
Manifesto · Moth Fund
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A cool way to bootstrap a cooperative:
package the business plan as a beautiful zine and sell 1,000 copies (doubling as memberships) for $100/ each.
through the game, Mary pulled out a five-dollar bill and, with great motherly solicitude, told me to go buy myself a hot dog and beer and to please get her a diet Coke. It was one of those moments to die for. After rent, five dollars is actually a significant percentage of her monthly budget. It was the unmatchable gift that only the poor are capab
... See moreGary Smith • Radical Compassion: Finding Christ in the Heart of the Poor
Lies We Tell Kids
paulgraham.com
I’d like to keep my family together and raise my boys into adults who are “publicly useful and privately happy.” Anything else is gravy.
All citizens over 18 would get an annual distribution, in dollars and company shares, into their accounts. People would be entrusted to use the money however they needed or wanted—for better education, healthcare, housing, starting a company, whatever. Rising costs in government-funded industries would face real pressure as more people chose their ... See more
Sam Altman • Moore's Law for Everything
Esther Wojcicki: How to Raise Successful People
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