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May 13, 2024 | lesswrong.com | Maxwell Tabarrok |Garrett Baker |Ramblin Dash |Rob Lucas

A stance against student debt cancellation doesn’t rely on the assumptions of any single ideology. Strong cases against student debt cancellation can be made based on the fundamental values of any section of the political compass. In no particular order, here are some arguments against student debt cancellation from the perspectives of many disparate ideologies. Student debt cancellation is a massive subsidy to an already prosperous and privileged population.

Mar 21, 2024 | lesswrong.com | Ramblin Dash

I've noticed that a lot of companies provide really valuable services yet almost inevitably are hated by consumers. I call this "the Comcast Problem," though it isn't limited to Comcast. Companies face this problem when they provide access to things consumers want, but they aren't themselves the goal.

Mar 2, 2024 | lesswrong.com | Ramblin Dash

I don't think that there are many people who hear about the concept of transgederism earlier than about the concept of gender non-conformity. The latter perfectly explains not liking beer and football as well. I imagine that in a parallel reality where I somehow never heard about autism, but everyone talks about transsexuality all the time, it would make sense to take all divergence from stereotypical masculinity as evidence of being trans.

Feb 26, 2024 | lesswrong.com | Ramblin Dash

While at Conceptual Boundaries Workshop, I realized that I had been conflating two different phenomena in my mind:Actions that violate boundaries/membranes, andActions that kill or dissolve boundaries/membranes. This distinction is important because, towards the goal of keeping agents safe, it’s more important to prevent dissolution than it is to prevent violations. Examples of actions that merely violate boundaries:Injecting harmless saline solution into someone else’s arm.

Dec 13, 2023 | lesswrong.com | Ramblin Dash

Epistemic status: Speculation. An unholy union of evo psych, introspection, random stuff I happen to observe & hear about, and thinking. Done on a highly charged topic. Caveat emptor!Most of my life, whenever I'd felt sexually unwanted, I'd start planning to get fit. Specifically to shape my body so it looks hot. Like the muscly guys I'd see in action films. This choice is a little odd.