Archive - shakeddown

Multiple status ladders are better than a monoculture

Reflections on my love-hate relationship with bay area culture.

Jun 21 •

Shaked Koplewitz

Generalizing the concept of term limits

Once you come around on term limits, the concept is uncomfortably general.

Jun 1 •

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May 2025

Guest Post: My brother's guide to Israel

My brother recently asked me to edit a guide to Israel he wrote for a visitor.

May 10 •

Shaked Koplewitz

April 2025

March 2025

George Washington was a fictional character by a writer who didn't really like him

The doyelsian model of American history

Mar 16 •

Shaked Koplewitz

February 2025

City Review: Hong Kong

The spirit of Kowloon Walled City lives on

Feb 28 •

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Annual Mopey Birthday Post 2025

Reporting live from Hong Kong, which makes this the earliest one yet due to the time zone

Feb 20 •

Shaked Koplewitz

2024 Prediction Contest Self Review

Epistemic status: Long post, mostly written for self-review.

Feb 19 •

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ASI probably won't kill literally everyone, but not necessarily for happy reasons

It's easier to destroy civilization than to do an omnicide

Feb 17 •

Shaked Koplewitz

Harold's Forest Days

Chapter 3: Looking for the right word

Feb 6 •

Shaked Koplewitz

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