Let's build a tower of nonsense on top of numbers we vibe with and pulled out of our ass

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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In this case, yes. Today I learned that there is a Magic The Gathering Hall of Fame, and this guy Zvi is in it. Another weird coincidence is that the first big crypto exchange (MTGOX) was built on a Magic The Gathering website.

I used to read this guy Liron on Twitter and interacted with him a little bit. He would sometimes seem logical, like when tearing apart crypto nonsense, but sometimes make dumb or disingenuous arguments like he does in this twitter thread.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    After lurking on rationalist discord servers I discovered that the Rationalist existential-risk-themed Burning Man camp was also called "Black Lotus", which is apparently a reference to an overpowered MtG card. (side note: theming your Burning Man camp on existential risk sounds like a bad trip waiting to happen)

    Anyways I think the Black Lotus camp might have been the one that Brent Dill tried to bring an underage student to, as referenced below:

    https://rationality.org/resources/updates/2019/cfars-mistakes-regarding-brent

    https://medium.com/@mittenscautious/warning-2-153ed9f5f1f3

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