jasoncrawford

• jasoncrawfordOct 11, 2023, 4:58 PM

  1 point

  on: Rad­i­cal En­ergy Abundance

  What about land cost for solar? At what point does that become a significant part of energy cost? Solar is less diffuse than wind but more diffuse than any fuel-based energy technology.

  If it’s not significant now, surely at some point on our way to becoming a Kardashev Type 1 civilization it becomes a problem?

What I’ve been read­ing, Oc­to­ber 2023: The stir­rup in Europe, 19th-cen­tury art deco, and more

• jasoncrawfordOct 4, 2023, 4:30 PM

  2 points

  in reply to: Elle Griffin’s comment on: Elle Griffin’s Shortform

  You will hear a lot about Georgism which advocates a tax on the (unimproved) value of land. This might be a starting point: https://​​www.astralcodexten.com/​​p/​​your-book-review-progress-and-poverty

Ja­son’s links di­gest, 2023-09-08: The Con­ser­va­tive Fu­tur­ist, cargo air­ships, and more

What I’ve been read­ing, Septem­ber 2023

Ja­son’s links di­gest, 2023-09-01: How an­cient peo­ple ma­nipu­lated wa­ter, and more

Two more Ban­ga­lore mee­tups, Sep 5 and 6

• jasoncrawfordAug 30, 2023, 5:02 AM

  2 points

  on: Does the Progress Move­ment agree with Singer’s Drown­ing Child Ar­gu­ment?

  I don’t think there would be broad agreement within the progress community about the Singer argument, or more generally about utilitarianism.

  Personally, I am neither a utilitarian nor an altruist, and I don’t agree with the drowning child argument as I understand it.

  I think how much to spend on yourself vs. charity or other causes that you believe in is a personal decision, based on what is meaningful and important to you.

• jasoncrawfordAug 26, 2023, 9:04 AM

  3 points

  on: How to help if you work in av­er­age com­pany?

  Hmm, I honestly don’t know whether progress studies can be applied to any random job or company. I think of it more about applying at a society-wide level. Of course, it might inspire some people to take jobs at more ambitious /​ cutting-edge companies (or start such companies!) But that also doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with companies that aren’t cutting-edge—it takes all kinds of companies to make a functioning economy.

  If anything, maybe progress studies can help remind you all of the moral value of economic growth. To the extent you all do you job well, and create economic value, and produce an honest profit—you are contributing to the well-being of the world. That makes it worth taking pride in a job well done. Trite but true.

• jasoncrawfordAug 21, 2023, 9:03 AM

  1 point

  on: Ja­son Crawford in Ban­ga­lore, Au­gust 21 to Septem­ber 8

  Update: I’m already planning to give brief remarks at a few events coming up very soon:

  • Thurs, Aug 24: Recur Club founders meetup in Indiranagar. Register/​apply here

  • Sun, Aug 27: LessWrong /​ Astral Codex Ten meetup at Matteo Coffea

  If you’re in/​near Bangalore, hope to see you there!

• jasoncrawfordAug 18, 2023, 2:31 AM

  1 point

  in reply to: Robert Terrin’s comment on: What I’ve been read­ing, July–Au­gust 2023

  Fascinating, thanks for the pointer!

Ja­son’s links di­gest, 2023-08-17: Cloud seed­ing, robotic sculp­tors, and rogue planets

What does it mean to “trust sci­ence”?

Ja­son Crawford in Ban­ga­lore, Au­gust 21 to Septem­ber 8

Ja­son’s links di­gest, 2023-08-09:US adds new nu­clear, Katalin Kar­ikó in­ter­view, and more

What I’ve been read­ing, July–Au­gust 2023

• jasoncrawfordAug 7, 2023, 1:02 AM

  1 point

  in reply to: Matt Ritter’s comment on: Matt Rit­ter’s Shortform

  This book is “for babies” but it’s probably just about right for a 3yo. It is the best “STEM for babies” book I have ever seen, maybe the only one I really like: https://​​computerengineeringforbabies.com/​​

Ja­son’s links di­gest, 2023-08-02: Su­per­con­duc­tor edition

The Roots of Progress Blog-Build­ing In­ten­sive: ad­vice for ap­pli­cants, re­quest for support

• jasoncrawfordAug 2, 2023, 1:11 AM

  2 points

  on: 6 Minute Cap­i­tal­ist Meditation

  I don’t know exactly how seriously to take it—but I know Michael Dearing, whose site that is, and he is 100% in favor of capitalism, so… at least partially serious?