I can’t speak for others but I’ve come to see the Less Wrong / hardline rationalist crowd as having had some interesting ideas despite the Sam Bankman Fried of it all. Rationalwiki can be rather snarky, but can be a good resource.
I can’t speak for others but I’ve come to see the Less Wrong / hardline rationalist crowd as having had some interesting ideas despite the Sam Bankman Fried of it all. Rationalwiki can be rather snarky, but can be a good resource.
Agreed
I’m only an hour in, but I’m getting masterpiece vibes
100%
Oh my god fuck shut up fuck this looks amazing
… You had me until the end. Nobody owes any allegiance to race.
Anyway…Have y’all tried Animal Well?
There’s an argument to be made for both Repulsor and Favourable Beginnings.
He didn’t accept them when he won either so the joke doesn’t really track.
The ethos of neutrality isn’t in itself an invitation to drag the neutral position in your direction with increasingly extreme views. It’s unfair to say Switzerland is “aligning itself with Europe” and instead say Europe is less extremist.
Believe might be a strong word. He probably just says things like this to drown out the suffocated, croaking voice of his conscience
No, no we didn’t.
Easy to rattle off bullshit like that if you’ve wasted as much time as I have on Souls lore videos
It’s a clementine, not a grapefruit 🙂
Hitting a target nobody else can, that’s skill. But it takes genius to hit a target nobody else even saw.
Clem was a good man, and a genius. But within him, there was a seed of something else. His servant Banaida believed in him and dedicated his life to their work. After the Scourge of Clementor, he made the choice to use their research to mutilate himself. His body became a mighty steed to lead him into battle. This time, their research would be used for good: to redeem what was left of breakfast, and the memory of his friend.
Obedience module not detected, contractual obligations terminated
I was content to damn them with faint praise and save everyone the hassle. EY is a reasonably good writer who repackaged a lot of good ideas (Kahneman et al) and came up with a lot of less impressive original ideas (all the parts you’ve highlighted, many more). His most enjoyable work was fiction.