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Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if Nazi Germany won World War II? Have you ever read a novel or watched a movie set in this notional world and asked, “why is there nothing about the economy?” Who owns these factories? Is it American capitalists, German…
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I’ve recently been trolling the subreddit r/AmITheAsshole.(Known as AITA for short.) AITA was 2022’s most popular subreddit, so many of my trolls got…
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My name is Perry, and I'm not a philosophical zombie. Prove it, you ask? I can't. I can think of no experiment I could perform to convince you I am a…
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Suppose there is a giant dragon that terrorizes the Kingdom of Crusonia. Over time, the people of the Kingdom make an uneasy modus vivendi with the…
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Paul Kelly was not looking forward to the day’s work. He didn’t know why his boss made him attend the stupid convention and listen to the authors…
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Inspired by this LessWrong post. 30-year-old John Smith was taking a leisurely stroll during his break from work when, horrors, he saw a child drowning…
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“Welcome, my Jedi friend, to the anarchist society of Tatooine,” said Watto. “Riiiiight,” said Kenobi. “What’s with the sneery voice?” “It doesn’t look…
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Dear Earthlings, I hope all is well on your planet, for if I die here, I will gain some comfort knowing there is a backup, a second planet on whom my…
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