# \#curiosity-blog **URL:** https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/tag/curiosity-blog/78.md [Latest](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/tags.md) --- ## [Comments on The Boyfriend's Introduction to Feminism](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/comments-on-the-boyfriends-introduction-to-feminism/2108)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 605\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/comments-on-the-boyfriends-introduction-to-feminism/2108 "2026-09-28T17:01:00Z")
The Boyfriend's Introduction to Feminism by Gideon W. Stone is a free ebook. It's a quick read: it has a funny, conversational writing style and it's around 100 pages. The author is a man and the book is aimed particular… --- ## [I Changed My Mind about Error-Correcting Debate, Misogyny and More](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/i-changed-my-mind-about-error-correcting-debate-misogyny-and-more/2160)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/i-changed-my-mind-about-error-correcting-debate-misogyny-and-more/2160 "2026-08-09T19:06:06Z")
I changed my mind about some things. These examples are illustrative of potential weaknesses of focusing on error correction and critical discussion like Karl Popper advised. I don't think the weaknesses are inherent or … --- ## [How I Write a Lot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/how-i-write-a-lot/2146)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/how-i-write-a-lot/2146 "2026-08-04T23:55:15Z")
I write a lot. There are many good approaches to writing. My method is not the one right answer, but it has advantages. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/2609-how-i-write-a-… --- ## [The Sovereign Child Contradicts Taking Children Seriously](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/the-sovereign-child-contradicts-taking-children-seriously/2122)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/the-sovereign-child-contradicts-taking-children-seriously/2122 "2026-08-03T23:36:09Z")
I haven't read Aaron Stupple's book, The Sovereign Child: How a Forgotten Philosophy Can Liberate Kids and Their Parents, because he and others aren't open to debate and criticism. (If any fan of the book wants to debate… --- ## [Roe vs. Wade Overturned](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/roe-vs-wade-overturned/1393)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/roe-vs-wade-overturned/1393 "2026-07-23T14:47:50Z")
--- ## [Good Debate Is Hard to Get](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/good-debate-is-hard-to-get/2162)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/good-debate-is-hard-to-get/2162 "2026-06-19T22:06:14Z")
It's hard to get high quality debate. I don't think this is a personal problem about me. I don't think I'm being gatekept for not having a PhD. People can be dismissive over missing credentials, but that's a sign they ar… --- ## [Specialist Creators with Small Audiences](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/specialist-creators-with-small-audiences/580)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/specialist-creators-with-small-audiences/580 "2026-06-01T20:24:48Z")
--- ## [Capitalism Means Policing Big Companies](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/capitalism-means-policing-big-companies/2216)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/capitalism-means-policing-big-companies/2216 "2026-05-18T17:14:30Z")
I wrote a new article called Capitalism Means Policing Big Companies. Here's the introduction: This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/2510-capitalism-means-policing-big-companies --- ## [Effective Altruism Related Articles](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/effective-altruism-related-articles/2209)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/effective-altruism-related-articles/2209 "2026-05-03T23:41:23Z")
I wanted to make it easier to find all my Effective Altruism (EA) related articles. I made an EA blog category. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/2529-effective-altruism-rel… --- ## [\[Product\] \[Screencast\] Elliot Reads Critical Fallibilism Forum, 2023-03-08](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/product-screencast-elliot-reads-critical-fallibilism-forum-2023-03-08/2203)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/product-screencast-elliot-reads-critical-fallibilism-forum-2023-03-08/2203 "2026-05-03T19:11:44Z")
I recorded myself catching up on CF forum posts and put it up for sale. Find details on the product page: https://curi.gumroad.com/l/oywpl This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/… --- ## [Lulie Tanett and Dennis Hackethal Doxed Me](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/lulie-tanett-and-dennis-hackethal-doxed-me/2204)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/lulie-tanett-and-dennis-hackethal-doxed-me/2204 "2026-05-01T06:35:13Z")
Lulie Tanett doxed me by giving private photographs of me, taken by her, to Dennis Hackethal, the bully who plagiarized me and threatened to sue me then blogged tens of thousands of words attacking me. Hackethal doxed me… --- ## [Discussing Animal Intelligence](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/discussing-animal-intelligence/2200)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/discussing-animal-intelligence/2200 "2026-04-29T17:17:41Z")
This post replies to pdxthehunted from Reddit (everything he said there is included in quotes below). There is also previous discussion before this exchange, see here. This post will somewhat stand on its own without rea… --- ## [The Historicism of David Deutsch](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/the-historicism-of-david-deutsch/2128)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/the-historicism-of-david-deutsch/2128 "2026-04-27T21:38:01Z")
This article is inspired by Brian Moon's article The Poverty of Memes (2025) (read on Medium or as a PDF). Moon's article criticizes David Deutsch's meme theory (found in The Beginning of Infinity (BoI) (2011)) for being… --- ## [Richard Hamming on Doing Great Research](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/richard-hamming-on-doing-great-research/2193)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/richard-hamming-on-doing-great-research/2193 "2026-04-26T17:15:07Z")
Richard Hamming: You and Your Research is a 1986 talk about how to do "great" research in the sense of getting fame, promotions and prizes. This corresponds some with doing great research but also has differences. The ta… --- ## [Misquoting Is Conceptually Similar to Deadnaming: A Suggestion to Improve EA Norms](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/misquoting-is-conceptually-similar-to-deadnaming-a-suggestion-to-improve-ea-norms/2192)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/misquoting-is-conceptually-similar-to-deadnaming-a-suggestion-to-improve-ea-norms/2192 "2026-04-26T11:26:57Z")
Our society gives people (especially adults) freedom to control many aspects of their lives. People choose what name to go by, what words to say, what to do with their money, what gender to be called, what clothes… --- ## [David Deutsch’s Gossip and Harassment Leadership](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/david-deutsch-s-gossip-and-harassment-leadership/2191)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/david-deutsch-s-gossip-and-harassment-leadership/2191 "2026-04-26T11:03:06Z")
One of my new forum members expressed doubt that the harassment campaign against me is “led by Deutsch” as I claim. He said: I’d definitely agree with his \[Deutsch’s\] actions being tacit endorsement \[of the hara… --- ## [David Deutsch Harassment Campaign Update for Feb 2023](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/david-deutsch-harassment-campaign-update-for-feb-2023/2190)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/david-deutsch-harassment-campaign-update-for-feb-2023/2190 "2026-04-25T17:49:16Z")
I wrote a new article which attempts to better explain why I blame Deutsch: David Deutsch’s Gossip and Harassment Leadership. Here are some updates on David Deutsch’s (DD’s) ongoing harassment campaign against me… --- ## [Harassment Campaign Update for May 2022](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/harassment-campaign-update-for-may-2022/2186)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/harassment-campaign-update-for-may-2022/2186 "2026-04-25T10:53:31Z")
I’m going to share four incidents that occurred after my last update on David Deutsch’s harassment campaign. This is with my blog comments disabled and my forum paywalled; otherwise it’d be much worse. And, again, none o… --- ## [Preliminary Discussion Questions to Consider](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/preliminary-discussion-questions-to-consider/2171)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/preliminary-discussion-questions-to-consider/2171 "2026-04-16T17:17:52Z")
These are generic questions people could consider before discussing a topic in a philosophical way, especially controversial topics. They can make discussion more rational or organized. They can help people recognize the… --- ## [Dennis Hackethal Explains That He Didn't DDoS My Website](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethal-explains-that-he-didnt-ddos-my-website/2152)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethal-explains-that-he-didnt-ddos-my-website/2152 "2026-02-27T06:46:49Z")
In 2020, my blog, curi.us, was DDoSed for the first time around 45 hours after I sent Dennis Hackethal an email he didn't like. DDoSing is a crime involving breaking websites by sending malicious information to them over… --- ## [Assignable Curiosity](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/assignable-curiosity/2140)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/assignable-curiosity/2140 "2026-02-12T15:39:00Z")
In Disciplined Minds, Jeff Schmidt presents a concept called "assignable curiosity". It means that authorities can tell people what to be curious about, e.g. telling a scientist what topics to research or not. Their curi… --- ## [KPop Demon Hunters](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/kpop-demon-hunters/2144)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/kpop-demon-hunters/2144 "2026-01-24T16:48:40Z")
KPop Demon Hunters (KDH, 2025) is Netflix's most watched original film with over 300,000,000 views. It's got great animation, colorful visuals, music, singing, dancing, and sword fights with demons. Despite the violence,… --- ## [Dennis Hackethal's Website, Veritula, Is Worse than Plagiarism](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethals-website-veritula-is-worse-than-plagiarism/2132)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethals-website-veritula-is-worse-than-plagiarism/2132 "2026-01-21T21:07:03Z")
Dennis Hackethal created a website, Veritula, based on my philosophy, Critical Fallibilism (CF). He explains and uses CF ideas but, instead of crediting the ideas to me or CF, he credits them (without evidence or citatio… --- ## [Dennis Hackethal's Defense for Plagiarism](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethals-defense-for-plagiarism/2145)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethals-defense-for-plagiarism/2145 "2026-01-18T19:47:00Z")
In 2020, I accused Dennis Hackethal of plagiarizing me (and plagiarizing David Deutsch) in his book A Window on Intelligence: The Philosophy of People, Software, and Evolution – and Its Implications (2020). I tried to re… --- ## [Problem Solving While Reading](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/problem-solving-while-reading/1717)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/problem-solving-while-reading/1717 "2025-12-25T05:38:09Z")
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/2559-problem-solving-while-reading --- ## [Subconscious Reading; Conscious Learning; Getting Advanced Skills](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/subconscious-reading-conscious-learning-getting-advanced-skills/1718)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/subconscious-reading-conscious-learning-getting-advanced-skills/1718 "2025-12-21T00:50:36Z")
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/2560-subconscious-reading-conscious-learning-getting-advanced-skills --- ## [Dennis Hackethal Is a Bully](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethal-is-a-bully/2137)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethal-is-a-bully/2137 "2025-12-04T23:28:56Z")
After threatening to sue me and writing five blog posts about me, Dennis Hackethal published another blog post, some long blog comments (some could be posts but he put them in the comment section) and multiple videos att… --- ## [Dennis Hackethal Threatened to Sue Me; Now He's Blogging about Me](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethal-threatened-to-sue-me-now-hes-blogging-about-me/2016)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethal-threatened-to-sue-me-now-hes-blogging-about-me/2016 "2025-12-01T18:03:17Z")
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/2578-dennis-hackethal-threatened-to-sue-me-now-hes-blogging-about-me --- ## [Timeline of Dennis Hackethal Using My Ideas without Crediting Me](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/timeline-of-dennis-hackethal-using-my-ideas-without-crediting-me/2133)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/timeline-of-dennis-hackethal-using-my-ideas-without-crediting-me/2133 "2025-11-26T18:36:13Z")
Dennis Hackethal created a website, Veritula, based on my Critical Fallibilism (CF) philosophy, where he writes frequently about CF ideas. But he didn't credit me for my ideas. Instead, he falsely attributed my ideas to … --- ## [A Plan for Making Progress: Debate Policies](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/a-plan-for-making-progress-debate-policies/2124)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/a-plan-for-making-progress-debate-policies/2124 "2025-11-13T20:30:03Z")
I first posted this on the Progress Forum but the forum has low activity and I got no responses. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/2601-a-plan-for-making-progress-debate-pol… [Next page](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/tag/curiosity-blog/78.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=curiosity-blog)