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About - Before Porcelain

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This is a place for me, Zachary Brown, to collect my writing on things I think are important. In practice, this means a lot of classic effective altruist fare: expect topics like AI governance and how farmed animals suffer a lot. Why call it Before Porcelain? In a 1780 letter to his wife Abigail, USA President #2 John Adams wrote: I could fill Volumes with Descriptions of Temples and Palaces, Paintings, Sculptures, Tapestry, Porcelaine, &c. &c. &c. -- if I could have time. But I could not do this without neglecting my duty. The Science of Government it is my Duty to study, more than all other Sciences: the Art of Legislation and Administration and Negotiation, ought to take Place, indeed to exclude in a manner all other Arts. I must study Politicks and War that my sons1 may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study Mathematicks and Philosophy, Geography, natural History, Naval Architecture, navigation, Commerce and Agriculture, in order to give their Chi

About - Before Porcelain Subscribe Sign in Home Archive About What is ‘Before Porcelain’? This is a place for me, Zachary Brown , to collect some of my writing. My hope is to contribute – in what modest ways I can – to discussion on topics that I think are important for making the world better. In practice, this means a lot of classic effective altruist fare: expect topics like animal welfare and AI policy. Writing in a time of triage Why call it Before Porcelain ? In a 1780 letter to his wife Abigail, USA President #2 John Adams wrote : I could fill Volumes with Descriptions of Temples and Pa

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