7 essays
Personal
Personal essays, reflections on life, and updates on what I'm thinking about.
2026
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Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse
How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking for the public trust on AI.
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Brief aan de Eerste Kamer over box 3 · A letter to the Dutch Senate on Box 3
Waarom de vermogensaanwasbelasting slecht uitpakt — voor de belastingplichtige, de schatkist en de economie. · Why the accrual tax is bad for the taxpayer, the Treasury, and the economy.
2025
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What You Need to Know About Trump\
A look at the Trump administration\
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Actuarial Murder and Other Diffuse Acts of Violence
An exploration of how institutional decisions and systemic policies can cause widespread harm with less accountability than direct violence, examining cases from healthcare to education where bureaucratic choices have life-altering consequences despite being treated as mere business decisions.