Erik Torenberg | Substack

Tech's Return to Meritocracy

And some brief updates from me...

Jun 26 •

Reconciling Effective Altruism and E/acc

Uniting against the AI ethics tribe

Apr 29 •

The Rise of Anti-Heroes

Kanye, Elon, and Trump all transformed from heroes to anti-heroes

Feb 8 •

Most Popular

Build Personal Moats

Sep 20, 2020 • Erik Torenberg

The Hypocrisy of Elites

Jul 16, 2022 • Erik Torenberg

Sep 26, 2021 • Erik Torenberg

Take Asymmetric Bets

Sep 28, 2020 • Erik Torenberg

The Matching Problem in Dating

Sep 23, 2023 • Erik Torenberg

Reconsidering Career Optionality

May 29, 2022 • Erik Torenberg

Thoughts on Mental Health

Therapeutic politics, mental health as high status, the gentrification of disability

Jan 19 •

The Most Interesting Ideas of 2023

The best of what I read, heard, and wrote

Jan 11 •

What I'm working on / exploring at the moment professionally

Jan 3 •

Take the Clearpill

Opt out of politics you can't influence

Dec 14, 2023 •

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Be principled in what you can control, and flexible with what you can't

Dec 6, 2023 •

People are Different

Blank slatism is holding people back

Dec 3, 2023 •

Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 23, 2023 •

Erik Torenberg

Erik Torenberg

Explorations and inquiries into my curiosities: culture, politics, tech, business, and human nature

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