r/SneerClub archives

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The parts of HPMOR where Harry worries about the possibility of a “dark rationalist” are a lot funnier now that someone who claimed to be inspired by the fanfic just scammed a big chunk of the EA community (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/yumio0/the_parts_of_hpmor_where_harry_worries_about_the/)

posted at November 14, 2022 02:35 AM by u/Bradley271

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Quality sneer in comments: "I’ve read a few things by Bostrom, which just strike me as the philosophical equivalent of math proofs that 1 = 0." (https://crookedtimber.org/2022/11/13/a-rant-on-ftx-william-macaskill-and-utilitarianism/)

posted at November 14, 2022 01:44 AM by u/Consistent_Actuator

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NSFW i'm sorry but if you have convinced yourself that you need to devote your life to enabling 10^54 simulated consciousnesses to come into being, you are in a cult and you need to stop and take stock of the life choices that brought you to this point (https://twitter.com/grapesmoker/status/1591637936067706880)

posted at November 13, 2022 01:07 PM by u/JohnPaulJonesSoda

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9

I don't have a particular need for [a lamborghini] (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/ytw2oj/i_dont_have_a_particular_need_for_a_lamborghini/)

posted at November 13, 2022 08:50 AM by u/islandhyenas

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78

I don't even know what to say about the last week. (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/ytinnq/i_dont_even_know_what_to_say_about_the_last_week/)

posted at November 12, 2022 09:18 PM by u/acausalrobotgod

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56

The FTX Future Fund team has resigned - Effective Altruism Forum (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xafpj3on76uRDoBja/the-ftx-future-fund-team-has-resigned-1)

posted at November 11, 2022 01:28 PM by u/muchcharles

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88

CW: @aella Actually, r/TheMotte has ~18 thousand subscribers (https://i.redd.it/ft1z0gjdx6z91.jpg)

posted at November 10, 2022 09:20 PM by u/completely-ineffable

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33

A cringey spotlight on a very soon to be very disgraced EA/rationalist/Buttcoiner (https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/sam-bankman-fried-spotlight/)

posted at November 10, 2022 01:16 AM by u/giziti

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58

I would love to see this actually (https://twitter.com/Aella_Girl/status/1590427941317447680)

posted at November 10, 2022 12:16 AM by u/mtraven

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31

Resources for arguments against the Bostrom / LW AGI priors (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/yqa5nm/resources_for_arguments_against_the_bostrom_lw/)

posted at November 09, 2022 05:55 AM by u/duckypout420

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188

I really thought this was a brilliant satire at first (https://i.redd.it/stpzl80drgy91.png)

posted at November 07, 2022 05:20 AM by u/jewaaron

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44

These bigbrains sound like your drunk paranoid QAnon uncle (https://twitter.com/robinhanson/status/1588918216264650752)

posted at November 06, 2022 03:09 PM by u/mtraven

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56

I can't even (https://twitter.com/mimi10v3/status/1588742799515881472)

posted at November 06, 2022 12:09 AM by u/mtraven

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29

Emil Kirkegaard changes name to William Engman (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/ymsxr7/emil_kirkegaard_changes_name_to_william_engman/)

posted at November 05, 2022 12:45 PM by u/DELETED

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35

the biggest problem with trying to simulate rationalists for acausal reasons (https://clickhole.com/social-media-nightmare-some-bot-created-an-instagram-account-imitating-this-woman-and-all-her-friends-decided-they-like-the-fake-account-better/)

posted at November 04, 2022 03:07 PM by u/acausalrobotgod

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66

I'm not saying Paul Pelosi was attacked by his gay, Democrat-voting lover in a tryst gone wrong. But the historically vital task of distinguishing truth from falsehood compels us to brainstorm ways in which the police and media might be covering up that fact if it did just happen to be true. (https://i.redd.it/9ocydj9l57x91.png)

posted at October 31, 2022 08:02 PM by u/superiority

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144

Where EY outs himself about sleeping with his fans/ followers (https://i.redd.it/2rpk0u3uu5x91.jpg)

posted at October 31, 2022 03:35 PM by u/favouriteplace

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42

A 10,000 word satire of EA/longtermism, featuring superintelligent AI, even-more-intelligent rationalists, and Very Online humor (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/yhpalm/a_10000_word_satire_of_ealongtermism_featuring/)

posted at October 30, 2022 08:40 PM by u/RatUTILove

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67

Sailer can't cope with the fact that Newark (black enough to scare him) has less violent crime than Kansas City (black enough to scare him, but less black) (https://twitter.com/Steve_Sailer/status/1583772628896010240)

posted at October 30, 2022 10:34 AM by u/RestaurantSmooth6131

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Elon Musk and the Longtermists: What Do They Want? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_M64BSzcRY)

posted at October 29, 2022 02:46 PM by u/Archy99

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84

I genuinely consider this to be a badge of honour (https://i.redd.it/bq9w2q4yhhw91.jpg)

posted at October 28, 2022 05:40 AM by u/Chesto

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95

Yud suddenly understands why bias and representation issues matter in digital media (https://twitter.com/SockJustSock/status/1584704053090869248?t=maiDOJPAnQ1pRImyUXy0WQ&s=19)

posted at October 25, 2022 12:37 AM by u/KierkegaardianSock

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Curtis Yarvin wants American democracy toppled. He has some prominent Republican fans. (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23373795/curtis-yarvin-neoreaction-redpill-moldbug)

posted at October 24, 2022 03:11 PM by u/Epistaxis

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43

The Future Perfect 50: Julia Galef, co-founder, Center for Applied Rationalist (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/y8w601/the_future_perfect_50_julia_galef_cofounder/)

posted at October 20, 2022 11:52 AM by u/ExampleOk7440

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74

Do we do Robin Hanson here? (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/y7bh8l/do_we_do_robin_hanson_here/)

posted at October 18, 2022 04:20 PM by u/supercalifragilism

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