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My life situation has changed somewhat since I started writing Utopian Dreams. Unfortunately, this has meant less and less blog-writing time. So I’m…
Jun 3
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May 2023
Determinism
TLDR: Utopians are determinists who accept the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics.
May 25
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Immigration
TLDR: Immigration is hugely beneficial, both to the migrant and to the host country. Open borders could double the productive ability of the world, and…
May 16
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Keyboards
TLDR: Standard keyboards are unergonomic and slow. Utopia uses ergonomic keyboards that support chording/stenotype.
May 6
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April 2023
Laboratorists
TLDR: Science would be better served by cleanly separating those who do theory from those who do experiments.
Apr 27
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Public Goods Funding
TLDR: Because it’s easier to judge what’s good after the fact, most public goods in Utopia are funded via prizes. Impact certificates are sold to…
Apr 18
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Icons
TLDR: Utopia uses a language for generating/naming icons/symbols. Most symbols, emoji, icons, flags, and logos are drawn from this language, sometimes…
Apr 9
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March 2023
Spacetime Distances
TLDR: Special relativity shows us how to think about spacetime and distances measured with imaginary numbers. Utopia uses units of length that are more…
Mar 31
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Basic Income (Part 3: Funding)
TLDR: True UBI should be an aspirational goal, for the modern world is presently too unequal. Utopia is wealthier, and provides for the welfare of all…
Mar 21
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Basic Income (Part 2: Universal Cash)
TLDR: Welfare programs involving direct, unconditional cash transfers are more efficient than in-kind benefits, especially when paired with a system of…
Mar 20
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Basic Income (Part 1: Welfare)
TLDR: Social welfare programs are theoretically justified as a combination of credit and insurance, and empirically justified in reducing poverty and…
Mar 19
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Undo
TLDR: Utopian computers have undo at the OS level, as well as having a separate system of versioning within apps/documents.
Mar 10
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