Jason Crawford

Announcing The Techno-Humanist Manifesto, a book by me laying out my philosophy of progress. “Techno-humanism” is what I am calling that philosophy, a worldview founded on humanism and agency. To read it, follow me here or subscribe to my newsletter (link below).

Usually when I see someone saying something awful is capitalism they are describing something that 1) is genuinely awful 2) is a consequence of material scarcity and 3) has gotten much much less bad under capitalism

I don’t think asking what people do is inherently transactional at all and it’s strange that we’ve coded it this way. it’s how we spend most of our time, it’s a reflection of our interests and values, and at least among the people I encounter it’s often extremely fascinating.

Worth revisiting this this fantastic piece from @jasoncrawford, "Who regulates the regulators?" blog.rootsofprogress.org/against-review…

The Henry Adams curve, materials edition:

This is going to be a fantastic cohort of the @rootsofprogress fellowship, looking forward to what all these folks are going to write:

I'm thrilled to announce I've joined @rootsofprogress institute's 2025 fellowship program! Back in 2020, @jasoncrawford's RoP essays played a crucial role in saving me from apathy and making me fall in love with our technological society. Now it's time for me to do the same.

We’re thrilled to introduce our third cohort of 2025 Blog-Build Intensive Fellows!

Asterisk is launching an AI blogging fellowship! We're looking for people with unique perspectives on AI who want to take the first step to writing in public. We'll help you build a blog — and provide editorial feedback, mentorship from leading bloggers, a platform, & $1K

This picture is special: 3 women out enjoying themselves, A celebration of freedom & sorority Each using hair & clothing to express individual creativity Everything the current government has repressed through violence & shame.

I like the archetype of Ben Franklin as the philosopher-builder:

Many very interesting insights, worth a read.

Insurance is underrated in general, so this looks interesting:

Insurance is an underrated way to unlock secure AI progress. Insurers are incentivized to truthfully quantify and track risks: if they overstate risks, they get outcompeted; if they understate risks, their payouts bankrupt them. 1/9

I know everyone is going to call me a naive idiot but I still believe that AI will, in the medium term, make my algos more quality curated/less slop.

Human history has had 3 basic modes of production: the stone age, agricultural age, and industrial age. Each era brought faster growth—from <0.01% annually in the stone age to single digit percentages in the industrial age. Could we be entering a fourth age? 🧵 @jasoncrawford

The first pivotal, FDA-enabling clinical trial of a longevity drug is now fully enrolled We will monitor these dogs for the next ~4 years, quantifying millions of data points across biological changes, quality of life, disease, + lifespan

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