The Chibson Dilemma

Asymmetry of information and economic ethics

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The AI Art Swindle in Big Publishing

How long can you pretend to be a person who draws pictures?

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Do routines bore you?

You aren’t alone

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Some notes on "independent publishing"

Or why I need a very long holiday from it

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Neon Sun, part 2

Sorry for the delay getting this next section out. Life is full of distractions at the moment. But here we are! Diedrich (or is it Ted?) has some realizations about his strange state of mind and the reality he is experiencing, but decides he must go about functioning, or attempting to, in the world he now finds himself in. New to the story? Read part 1 here. Chapter 2 – Ted “Ted. My name is Ted.” He was staring at his ID, with the German name he didn’t recognize and a face that felt uncomfortably familiar, yet somehow, disturbingly not…

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Classical Guitar – Dead by Design

I was a classical guitarist. I performed and taught extensively in the 2000s and early 2010s. After more than a decade of time spent on the instrument, I decided I would stop performing and leave the music industry entirely. This was roughly in 2014, and I did a video almost 10 years ago talking about my reasons for that. I had, at that time, gathered a small following of people who liked my guitar content (a good deal of which I have taken down), but I felt like creating instructional content (the original purpose of my YouTube channel) was a…

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Neon Sun, part 1

What if you could change the world?

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The Hitler Time-travel scenario

Or how you make violent black swans

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The difference between you and Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk, who is not a politician but a public speaker and media personality, was assassinated yesterday. What you must understand is that the reason he was killed, and not you, is because he has a bigger audience, not because he is “worse” than you. David’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. His positions were fairly traditional for conservatives and quite moderate compared to many online personalities. Chances are, you believe similar things to him. You might have some more liberal positions, and then again, you…

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Windows 7 was the best OS of all time

From the user’s point of view

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