Rationalist check-list:
- Incorrect use of analogy? Check.
- Pseudoscientific nonsense used to make your point seem more profound? Check.
- Tortured use of probability estimates? Check.
- Over-long description of a point that could just have easily been made in 1 sentence? Check.
This email by SBF is basically one big malapropism.
His reaction was where Sneerclub got its name
That quote has always been mildly amusing but learning it’s from a fanfic beef makes it hilarious.
And people gave this man money. Lots of money. My God.