6 essays

Ideas

Abundance, labour, intelligence, economics, institutions and the consequences of technology.

Women assembling the tail fuselage of a B-17F, October 1942. Alfred T. Palmer, Library of Congress, FSA/OWI Collection Source

Scarcity as a Structural Constraint on Human Civilization Scarcity is a disease. Scarcity as a Structural Constraint on Human Civilization

Scarcity as a Structural Constraint on Human Civilization Supplied with the article FeatureIdeas · 2 min read Scarcity as a Structural Constraint on Human Civilization Scarcity treated as a disease rather than a background condition: the pressure of not enough food, land, energy and opportunity, and what it has done to how people think and treat each other.Modern Engineer · 2 min read Tap to preview Read

The Constraint We Have to Outgrow Universal abundance should be the central objective guiding humanity’s long-term direction. The Constraint We Have to Outgrow Tap to preview Read

The Cotton Gin Test: Can We Reach Abundance Without Breaking Society? We’re at an inflection point in history. There are multiple paths we can take from here, and we have to… The Cotton Gin Test: Can We Reach Abundance Without Breaking Society?

The Cotton Gin Test: Can We Reach Abundance Without Breaking Society? Supplied with the article Ideas · 3 min read The Cotton Gin Test: Can We Reach Abundance Without Breaking Society? The cotton gin made cotton production far more efficient and expanded slavery rather than reducing it. A test for whether the coming transition to abundance reaches its goal, or implodes on the way.Modern Engineer · 3 min read Tap to preview Read

Planning for AI-Driven Workforce Displacement AI is going to affect a large number of jobs across multiple industries. Some roles will become more… Planning for AI-Driven Workforce Displacement Tap to preview Read

Why Human Creation Still Matters in an AI World As AI gets better at generating music, movies, and writing, a lot of people worry that human creators will… Why Human Creation Still Matters in an AI World Tap to preview Read

History in the Age of Too Much Data For a great many centuries, mankind complained that the record was incomplete. We dug through ruins,… History in the Age of Too Much Data Tap to preview Read