Good Thoughts

Subagents for Shrimp

... and other good causes

Dec 1 • 

Richard Y Chappell

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November 2025

Vaccine Obstructionism Kills

The FDA kills far more people than vaccines do

Nov 29 • 

Richard Y Chappell

47

10

Who should direct social spending?

Individuals, Corporations, or Governments?

Nov 25 • 

Richard Y Chappell

6

2

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Philosophical Pattern-Matching

The struggle to replace philosophical stereotypes with substance

Nov 24 • 

Richard Y Chappell

25

10

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How to Create a Paywall-Bypass Link

For your own Substack posts

Nov 19 • 

Richard Y Chappell

8

2

Trade-off Denialism

When, exactly, should we prioritize the arts over saving lives?

Nov 12 • 

Richard Y Chappell

61

10

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Seeking Radical Deontology

Status quo harms should motivate reform

Nov 10 • 

Richard Y Chappell

15

2

Moral Self-Indulgence

On Helping vs Expressing

Nov 7 • 

Richard Y Chappell

30

5

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October 2025

Rule High Stakes In, Not Out

Asymmetries in Significance given Model Uncertainty

Oct 21 • 

Richard Y Chappell

15

1

4

In Defense of Stakes-Sensitivity

Do more good, all else equal

Oct 19 • 

Richard Y Chappell

6

1

4

Inconsistent Anthropocentrism

Animals < Humans < Nature?

Oct 7 • 

Richard Y Chappell

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9

September 2025

Human Misalignment

An immediate danger from AI: getting what we want?

Sep 27 • 

Richard Y Chappell

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9

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