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Author: Mathew McGann

Posted on September 21, 2017
Cat Links Letters

#36 On freedom and equity

Dear Master F, We should just deal quickly with this notion of “rigidity” but then I think we can move on. If I understand you correctly you call M/F rigidContinue reading#36 On freedom and equity

Posted on August 25, 2017August 25, 2017
Cat Links Letters

#34 On frameworks around complexity

Dear Jamie The “innate maps” you talk about are the same toolkit I meant when I said “‘Heuristics, rules of thumbs, feel your way around locally, learn from error.” ButContinue reading#34 On frameworks around complexity

Posted on August 4, 2017August 4, 2017
Cat Links Letters

#32 On acting on maps

Dear Jamie I’m forced to skip over those first few paragraphs based on “economic “modelling because as you said, a little bit of information changes the outcome completely. This isContinue reading#32 On acting on maps

Posted on July 6, 2017July 23, 2017
Cat Links Letters

#30 On honesty

Dear Jamie, I agree about the evil in everyone. As Soljenistsyn wrote, the line cuts the heart of each individual: Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separatingContinue reading#30 On honesty

Posted on June 5, 2017July 23, 2017
Cat Links Letters, Uncategorized

#28 On wilful blindness

Dear Jamie, At the moment I’m into Jordan Peterson’s ideas and his theories about morality and how to live so let’s pull that in. He says that we must actContinue reading#28 On wilful blindness

Cat Links Manifesto(s)

A Satire Manifesto

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Posted on May 5, 2017May 5, 2017
Cat Links Letters

#26 On snoozeday

Dear Jamie, I think about it with the following constraints. I think Doomsday would be the worst thing not in the world, but in the universe, so pretty bad, We’reContinue reading#26 On snoozeday

Posted on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017
Cat Links Letters

#24 On not needing to know

Dear Jamie, I knew we’d crack it. While you could “judge political systems” according to your rule, let’s consider a system that embraces this rule: Make decisions according to howContinue reading#24 On not needing to know

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