Posts on UpTrust, ranked through the house lens
Uptrust anything you think is good. We'll start building your trust network from it. Don't overthink it; it keeps changing.
Light over darkness
Open Question Nov 4: Now what? What are good political conversations to have with people who voted another way?
Can the economy grow forever on a finite planet?
Four camps read the same facts four ways, and a test in Europe could settle it.
The meta problem of politics
Developmental Scoring with different Automated Modalities
Who decides what counts as misinformation?
How the replies here build an answer, and how each one shows who wrote it.
World's Nicest Dentist
I have dental PTSD and Dr. Castro at https://www.vandykcastro.com/team/raynato-castro-dds has the best bedside manner of anyone I've seen.ย
Who has the right to the land in Israel-Palestine?
The replies here, ranked through UpTrust's house lens: the ones that help people understand each other rise.
Behind the scenes on "The Open Question"
How scared should we be of AI?
Four camps fear AI on four different clocks, and each says what would change its mind.
How do we construct a personal ethical framework that honors empathy, fairness, individual autonomy, and accountabilityโฆ
How do we construct a personal ethical framework that honors empathy, fairness, individual autonomy, and accountability without allowing one principle to consume the others?
What does governance need to become?
Four camps answer how we should decide together, and each names its own weak spot.
Open Question Oct 28: How should immigration actually work?
Trust Is Earned. Integrity Is Revealed.
What happens if China moves on Taiwan?
Four camps answer what happens if China moves, and each says where its own plan is weak.
Can you prepare for pandemics without a surveillance state?
Four camps weigh speed against trust, and each says where it gives ground.
Is climate change a science problem, an economics problem, a moral problem, or something else?
Four camps read the same thermometer and split on what it means we should do.