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Essays on meaning, technical work, ethics, self and society, AI, Vajrayana Buddhism, and vampires. For paying subscribers, fun stories, rants, and previews of serious writing.

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About David Chapman

Better ways of thinking, feeling, and actingโ€”around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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