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Why Others Worry About Us
And what to do about it
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Aaron Mayer
February 2023
In Praise of Pleasure
Smashing the “Upper Limit” in the pursuit of happiness
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Aaron Mayer
January 2023
Homecoming in a New Land
Returning to a home where I’ve never been
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Aaron Mayer
Made with ChatGPT
Must we inform our readers when we use powerful new writing tools?
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Aaron Mayer
Donation Day Came Late This Year
Thoughts on end-of-year giving for 2022
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Aaron Mayer
December 2022
Utopia for Pastry Chefs
or “What Will We All Do Once the Robots Take Over?”
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Aaron Mayer
March 2022
Taking the Further Pledge
Why I’m donating everything I earn beyond $70,000 for the rest of my life
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Aaron Mayer
October 2021
The Fundamental Ailment
On Lawrence Lessig and unrepresentativeness
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Aaron Mayer
Stop Treating Yo’ Self 
Modern greed and what to do about it
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Aaron Mayer
Pleasure Activism
Pursuing pleasure as a political cause
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Aaron Mayer
July 2021
Jealous of the Gods
Writing like David Foster Wallace
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Aaron Mayer
May 2021
Being Vocal About What Works
A more encouraging way to think of Effective Altruism
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Aaron Mayer
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