If you aren’t familiar with it, Quora is a question-and-answer website. Anyway, I thought I’d share what I thought were some of my best answers from 2011 here. I was hoping to get this post together right after the start of the new year, but my hopes obviously didn’t align with the reality of my schedule (perhaps next year).
I’ll reiterate that these are only some of the questions I answered in 2011. If you want to see all of my answers, you can find them here.
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Is it better to give something away as free, or to set a price for it, and then discount it to free?
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Paul Graham: Why do entrepreneurs like essays by Paul Graham?
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Is it wrong for someone to shop at a thrift store if they can afford not to?
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Why do I care so much about looks in a relationship?
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Is there an evolutionary reason why we can’t get along?
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How reliable are macroeconomic predictors?
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Are there biological/social arguments to why beauty and fitness are linked to sexuality?
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Why do some feminists hate evolutionary psychology?
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How do I keep my temper when arguing/talking to less intelligent, less informed people?
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Economics: Is it more efficient to tax income or consumption?
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Humanity: What are the greatest threats to long term survival of the human species?
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What is some compelling evidence for evolutionary psychology?
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What are some ways to evaluate someone’s intelligence?
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Why do some people hate the concept of money?
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Economics: Is economics a science? If not, what is it?
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Are ultramarathons and other long-distance races unhealthy?
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Economics: What are some actual examples of the law of unintended consequences in action?
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The Critique of Pure Reason (1781 book): Is The Critique of Pure Reason still relevant today?
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If humans are economic animals, and it follows that nature is about the survival of the fittest, then does it follow that those who are not as good at managing their finances will become extinct, while those who are better will prosper?
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Immanuel Kant: Did Kant, in his work, give us a way to know reality, not know reality, or some mix of the two?
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How does economics border on philosophy?
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How is money created?
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Are democracy and liberty realistically incompatible values?
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What is the purpose of life to an atheist?
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Consistency: Why should (or shouldn’t) we try to make our beliefs consistent?
