this is inspiring me to write my fanfic “Harry Potter and the
Mathpets of Rationality.”
the divergence point will be the scene where big yud thought it was
appropriate to use a rape reference for shock value and values
dissonance.
seriously what is it with that man and using rape to make rhetorical
points
also in true yud fashion there will be liberal use of the confundus
charm to make people love him and nothing without him and also magical
aptitude tests before they can do it
‘how many levels of rationalism are you on right now, my dude?’
‘uh… like five or six?’
‘you are like a little baby. watch: Draco saying he wants to rape Luna is a perfectly logical thing to happen in that circumstance.’
-- HorizonTheTransient
“Brothers and sisters, please! Heed my call! For too long the magical
world has sat aloof from the rest of humanity. For too long have we held
ourselves to be superior. We have certain abilities, yes, but there is
so much we can learn from them as well. Despite our divisions, there is
so much more that unites us. How can we stand by and let others live and
die in ignorance and poverty? Let us embrace one another in love and
fellowship,” cackled Voldemort.
so brave, following the tradition of having voldemort being an author
stand-in who speaks the truth
cough quirrel advocating for fascism and having harry
apologize for opposing him cough
That first comment tho
> In short, this doesn't strike me as a direct parody of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, but a parody of the rationalist community itself(?). That's such an odd thing to do that I find it off-putting, and I consider it this piece's undoing.
Is the “gurgled uncomprehendingly” line a reference to something?
Also:
This killed me.
this is inspiring me to write my fanfic “Harry Potter and the Mathpets of Rationality.”
the divergence point will be the scene where big yud thought it was appropriate to use a rape reference for shock value and values dissonance.
seriously what is it with that man and using rape to make rhetorical points
also in true yud fashion there will be liberal use of the confundus charm to make people love him and nothing without him and also magical aptitude tests before they can do it
so brave, following the tradition of having voldemort being an author stand-in who speaks the truth
cough quirrel advocating for fascism and having harry apologize for opposing him cough
Harry’s going to need a new name. Harrius Poldbug, perhaps?
and Harry Yudkowsky and the Methods of Postrationality: Chapter One: Em Dashes Colons and Ellipses, Littérateurs Go Wild by Will Newsome
If you guys haven’t seen them yet, I also highly recommend checking out su3su2u1’s review and the Wizard of Woah’s Let’s Read.