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Thanks to Marc Andreessen, Chris Best, Trevor Blackwell, Nicholas Christakis, Daniel Gackle, Jonathan Haidt, Claire Lehmann, Jessica Livingston, Greg Lukianoff, Robert Morris, and Garry Tan for reading drafts of this. (http://paulgraham.com/heresy.html)
posted at April 10, 2022 08:08 PM by u/vertebralsilence
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The Asshole Company (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/ty6fie/the_asshole_company/)
posted at April 07, 2022 06:03 AM by u/mtraven
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Politics is the mind-killer all right (https://i.redd.it/1zf0yfwhbtr81.jpg)
posted at April 06, 2022 01:36 AM by u/textlossarcade
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In trying to describe extremist political ideologies, Paul also unwittingly describes the rationalists. (https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1509816541059203081)
posted at April 02, 2022 11:55 AM by u/DELETED
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Anti-realism don't real so therefore theism. (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/ttwc5d/antirealism_dont_real_so_therefore_theism/)
posted at April 01, 2022 05:25 PM by u/ImperialFister04
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Scott simulates self awareness (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/tt7m4m/scott_simulates_self_awareness/)
posted at March 31, 2022 07:29 PM by u/ursinedemands2112
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Surprised the Global Priorities Institute isn't talked about more here. (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/tsm2r1/surprised_the_global_priorities_institute_isnt/)
posted at March 30, 2022 11:19 PM by u/ImperialFister04
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People criticize rationalists because we think too much. (https://twitter.com/yashkaf/status/1508865483579310089?s=20&t=X6wt8Axt0Y9FzJvaCd3DIA)
posted at March 29, 2022 09:20 PM by u/RationalityistheWay
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Gwern absolutely loses his shit when a LW comment points out holes in his AI escape story - that includes doxing the commenter (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/a5e9arCnbDac9Doig/it-looks-like-you-re-trying-to-take-over-the-world?commentId=TepEG6ChYjsPZDT6H)
posted at March 29, 2022 08:36 PM by u/hameinm
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Proof that modern utilitarianism/"rationalism" is openly a flimsy cover for Nazism (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/mfS9u858bge7gvdnG/jews-and-nazis-a-version-of-dust-specks-vs-torture)
posted at March 29, 2022 03:42 AM by u/FormlessHivemind
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“Probabilities can’t be uncertain” (https://i.redd.it/krunnn0aglp81.jpg)
posted at March 25, 2022 09:00 PM by u/asocialrationalist
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New post from Scooter drops an absolute dynamite hot take comparing incels to Somali orphans; it's exactly as bad as you're expecting it to be. (https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/highlights-from-the-comments-on-justice)
posted at March 25, 2022 12:33 AM by u/PMMeYourJerkyRecipes
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I mean, if the market predicts they will, how could you *not* lock them up? (https://i.redd.it/i6sgv18mddp81.jpg)
posted at March 24, 2022 05:51 PM by u/textlossarcade
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Why? Why shouldn't we just round these people up and do chomo genocide? (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMotte/comments/tj525b/culture_war_roundup_for_the_week_of_march_21_2022/i1tzhir/)
posted at March 23, 2022 08:36 PM by u/SherlockSaile
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Has effective altruism regressed to 2008 era rationality? Brain preservation aka cryogenics "as a possible cause area" (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/sRXQbZpCLDnBLXHAH/brain-preservation-to-prevent-involuntary-death-a-possible)
posted at March 23, 2022 05:10 PM by u/FAIMl
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The Latin word for God is "Deus" - or as the Romans would have written it, "DEVS". The people who create programs, games, and simulated worlds are also called "devs". As time goes on, the two meanings will grow closer and closer. (https://twitter.com/slatestarcodex/status/1446187233673895940)
posted at March 22, 2022 04:35 PM by u/thetrombonist
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Pro masking caused by genetic inferiority:- "People appreciate the ability to hide bad genes and neurosis which are both visible in the face, many feel ugly even when they're not" (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMotte/comments/tj525b/comment/i1ls5ol/)
posted at March 22, 2022 01:30 AM by u/TheAncientGeek
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"What if Omelas was rational?" — in which a writer's misunderstanding of le Guin makes even /r/rational roll its eyes (https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/tirwhj/rtdc_the_ones_who_optimize_omelas/)
posted at March 21, 2022 03:30 AM by u/endlessmoth
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Don't normally post here but thought you guys would like to see this one (https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/tibe87/do_bottoms_have_penile_erections_while_theyre/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
posted at March 20, 2022 06:18 AM by u/philbearsubstack
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HPRick and MoRty concludes (https://archiveofourown.org/works/27034639?view_full_work=true)
posted at March 19, 2022 02:28 PM by u/dgerard
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The Billionaire’s Bard: On the rationalist fictions of Neal Stephenson (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/tgx5m5/the_billionaires_bard_on_the_rationalist_fictions/)
posted at March 18, 2022 09:08 AM by u/philosopheratwork
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Godwin's Second Law (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/tgv9h1/godwins_second_law/)
posted at March 18, 2022 06:47 AM by u/mtraven
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This is very scientific (https://v.redd.it/bk8nvyemesn81)
posted at March 17, 2022 01:35 PM by u/DiceyWater
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NSFW Scott Alexander Essay Bingo (https://i.redd.it/0b0ee2zijtn81.png)
posted at March 16, 2022 10:05 PM by u/typell
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Did Steve Sailer spread false pedophilia accusations? (https://marxbro1917.substack.com/p/did-steve-sailer-spread-false-pedophilia?s=w)
posted at March 16, 2022 01:12 PM by u/MarxBroshevik
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