▲ 15 ▼ bluesky is horrified to discover Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (awful.systems) submitted 3 days ago by dgerard@awful.systems [M] to c/sneerclub@awful.systems 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://bsky.app/profile/clairewillett.bsky.social/post/3mtpvatugsc2z https://bsky.app/profile/panic.gay/post/3mtoakgupgk2x (threads may require bsky login, sorry)
[–] BurgersMcSlopshot@awful.systems 12 points 3 days ago (2 children) "snapewives" I'm sorry, whatwives now? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dgerard@awful.systems [S] 12 points 3 days ago (1 child) fwiw, that HP cult doesn't have a body count (that I know of) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scruiser@awful.systems 11 points 3 days ago Well that sent me on a dark rabbit hole... (For those that didn't know, The author of Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness is a scam artist and a cult leader. I knew that part already, but what I didn't knowwas how big the cult was at it's peak or that it was tied to a murder-suicide in 2011...) https://fanlore.org/wiki/Dumbledore%27s_Army_and_the_Year_of_Darkness And of course, sneerclubbers should know by now about the HPMOR to Lesswrong to Cult pipeline. (With MAPLE, Zizians and Leverage Research as most clearly cult examples. Dragon Army and Vassar's circle as cult-adjacent). permalink fedilink source parent [–] mawhrin@awful.systems 7 points 3 days ago i'm sorry. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dgerard@awful.systems [S] 12 points 3 days ago (1 child) fwiw, that HP cult doesn't have a body count (that I know of) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scruiser@awful.systems 11 points 3 days ago Well that sent me on a dark rabbit hole... (For those that didn't know, The author of Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness is a scam artist and a cult leader. I knew that part already, but what I didn't knowwas how big the cult was at it's peak or that it was tied to a murder-suicide in 2011...) https://fanlore.org/wiki/Dumbledore%27s_Army_and_the_Year_of_Darkness And of course, sneerclubbers should know by now about the HPMOR to Lesswrong to Cult pipeline. (With MAPLE, Zizians and Leverage Research as most clearly cult examples. Dragon Army and Vassar's circle as cult-adjacent). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scruiser@awful.systems 11 points 3 days ago Well that sent me on a dark rabbit hole... (For those that didn't know, The author of Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness is a scam artist and a cult leader. I knew that part already, but what I didn't knowwas how big the cult was at it's peak or that it was tied to a murder-suicide in 2011...) https://fanlore.org/wiki/Dumbledore%27s_Army_and_the_Year_of_Darkness And of course, sneerclubbers should know by now about the HPMOR to Lesswrong to Cult pipeline. (With MAPLE, Zizians and Leverage Research as most clearly cult examples. Dragon Army and Vassar's circle as cult-adjacent). permalink fedilink source parent