The Grand Redesign

The Topology of Enough

A short story

Jan 10 • Sam McRoberts

Consciousness is not what it seems

The hard problem of consciousness is not hard. It is confused.

Jan 7 • Sam McRoberts

September 2025

Defecting Into Abundance

Anyone who knows me knows I’m an optimistic futurist, someone who believes that technology, particularly AI and robotics, will lead to a fantastic…

Sep 2, 2025 • Sam McRoberts

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July 2025

The Uncommon Nonsense of "Common Sense" Morality

Despite the cover image (which I love that ChatGPT was actually willing to generate, finally), this post is not about Peterson.

Jul 13, 2025 • Sam McRoberts

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February 2025

Tariffs, Treasuries, and Turncoats

Despite going to great lengths to keep politics out of my feed, blocking and muting related accounts and words, I still keep hearing about Musk and…

Feb 3, 2025 • Sam McRoberts

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January 2025

AI and the Lump of Labor Fallacy

In the history of humanity, there has never been a single technology capable of replacing human minds and bodies in all types of work.

Jan 27, 2025 • Sam McRoberts

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UFOs, UAPs, and Drones, Oh My

I’ve had this post in the back of my mind for quite a while, but some recent events (Jersey drones, people having unhinged UFO/UAP takes on Twitter…

Jan 23, 2025 • Sam McRoberts

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To Breed, or Not to Breed, That Is the Question

To be fair, for most of human history this really wasn’t much of a question.

Jan 3, 2025 • Sam McRoberts

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December 2024

A Theist, an Atheist, and an Agnostic Walk Into a Bar

The bartender looks up and says, "What'll it be?" The Theist says, "I'll have a water, uh, actually, make it wine." The Atheist says, "Just a beer for…

Dec 25, 2024 • Sam McRoberts

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Navigating the Ship of Theseus

As anyone who knows me well can attest, I am a BIG fan of the idea of whole brain emulation, uploaded intelligence, and personal universes. But not…

Dec 23, 2024 • Sam McRoberts

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Beware the Wily Muskrat

Elon Musk’s rise to prominence is a masterclass in audacity, multidimensional strategy…and the level of extreme hubris that makes you wonder if he…

Dec 19, 2024 • Sam McRoberts

The Future As I See It, Part Deux

As anyone who knows me can attest, I love love LOVE anything future-tech 😍

Dec 16, 2024 • Sam McRoberts