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Technological Automation and the Path to Human Prosperity
What if you had told pre-agricultural societies that all their hunting and gathering jobs would soon be eliminated?
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Saul Zimet
Economics is Not a Game of Monopoly
The standard textbook model of monopoly economics only applies to the real world in a narrow range of circumstances, and this means that fears of…
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Saul Zimet
The Amazing Benefits of the Metaverse
The ambitious project of Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Sweeney, and other billionaire technologists could radically change our lives within the next five to ten…
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Saul Zimet
The Weakness of Paul Krugman’s Technological Pessimism
The question of whether technology is good or bad for humanity is easier, and more controversial, than ever.
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Saul Zimet
Capitalism or the Climate?
Technological knowledge, fueled by capital, has allowed humans to do many things categorically unlike the achievements of other species as far as we…
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Saul Zimet
The Counter-​Agricultural Revolution
Should we abolish farming? Not if we care about human well-​being.
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Saul Zimet
Is Colonizing Mars a Worthy Investment?
Elon Musk's investments in pursuing desolate and deadly planets are probably not as wasteful as they sound.
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Saul Zimet
Knowledge Maximalism
Knowledge Maximalism
The pursuit of knowledge is morally justified, responsible for humanity's modern prosperity, and the practical path toward unbounded progress.
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