Oliver wrote an internal Lightcone Infrastructure memo that lists the top enemies of the Rationality movement. He saw fit to post his Enemies List to the site, because that's a very normal thing to do.

no. 2 is a neoreactionary troll who ran a downvote bot in 2013-2014.

Emile Torres is only #3, sorry Emile some of us are just better at increasing existential risk

no. 4 is Ziz. I am officially considered worse than the literally murderous death cult.

what can i say some of us have just got it

also I trounce complete pikers like (checks notes) Peter Thiel

LessWrong used to call themselves a "phyg" in the hope that the word "cult" would not show up in Google so much as being associated with them

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[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Try to prevent "slums" forming where people who don't meet your group's standard congregate (this generally gets more likely the later you kick out people)

I think that this nets all of us here at sneerclub an honorable mention on the list. Good job, everyone!

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[–] dgerard@awful.systems [S] 13 points 10 months ago

"Make sure your expelled cult members can't get together and compare notes."

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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 10 points 10 months ago*

Not sure if that counts, as we are all heretical disciples of David.

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