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Snuck Normativity: Natural Doesn’t Mean Good
If something is natural does that mean it is good? While this essay will talk a bit about that question, and it’s inverse, that is not the primary concern. The thesis of this essay is instead that we should be aware of which assumptions we privilege in discussions, and to be especially cautious of buying […]
Intensely
What an Amazing World Perhaps I just haven’t been sleeping enough as of late. Perhaps I’m stressed and losing myself as I’m forced to live out my days in this brickwalled basement dorm room. But when I go outside I can’t help but stare at the sky. At the clouds. At the trees and the […]
Confessions of Max: My Experience Joining Effective Altruism
I hate endings. I hate goodbyes. Perhaps this is why this essay is over ten thousand words long. There is so much I want to say. This is a long and unwieldy piece of writing, where thoughts and feelings repeat themselves over and over again. This is an essay I filled with contradictions. This is […]
Protected: Standing by the River
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Protected: Quick thoughts on my reaction to Kindness in EA
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Protected: Small Update: Definition of Caring
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The Hardest Thing to do is Nothing
A lot of the people I care about have suffered from depression or other mental health issues. It’s horrible. If I could reach out and grab the pain of my loved ones I would. I wish I could pull that pain forth into the physical world. There’s something tangible about physical interaction, I wish I […]
Twists and Turns
Last night I died. In the fall of 2021 I took Abstract Algebra. For my final paper I explored Knot Theory and the Braid Groups. I think I’m going to attempt to use what I learned writing that paper to construct a mathematically dubious metaphor for personal identity. I’ll be quoting Doctor Who as well, […]