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Essays on inadequate equilibria

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Mar 19, 2018SSC

The Dark Rule Utilitarian Argument For Science Piracy

Scott Alexander explores the ethics of using Sci-Hub, introducing 'Dark Rule Utilitarianism' to argue that pirating scientific papers could be ethical despite being illegal.

11 min read 1,596 words

Nov 30, 2017SSC

Book Review: Inadequate Equilibria

Scott Alexander reviews 'Inadequate Equilibria' by Eliezer Yudkowsky, a book exploring systemic failures, decision-making, and the limits of social consensus.

56 min read 8,532 words

book review decision-making economic theory