▲ 49 ▼ LW: [Request]: Use "Epilogenics" instead of "Eugenics" in most circumstances - people just don't like the word itself yes that must be it. Coined by Aella. (www.lesswrong.com) submitted 2 years ago* by dgerard@awful.systems [M] to c/sneerclub@awful.systems 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments archive https://archive.is/8NW7e
[–] GorillasAreForEating@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) What's "that whole eudaimonia thing from a while back"? (I'm familiar with the concept of eudaimonia in general, but I'm not sure what you're referring to) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swlabr@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I was making a vague reference to that because I only had a vague recollection of a sneerclub discussion involving “eudaimonia”. Looked it up, I don’t think there was some major thing that happened. Rats use the word “eudaimonia” a lot, that seems to be pretty much it. It might have been related to this: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/wtNCs2TgtDpu3W7Ke/charities-i-would-like-to-see permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blakestacey@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago Probably unrelated to the Eudaemons, the UC Santa Cruz grad students in the '70s who built hidden wearable computers to beat roulette. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] swlabr@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I was making a vague reference to that because I only had a vague recollection of a sneerclub discussion involving “eudaimonia”. Looked it up, I don’t think there was some major thing that happened. Rats use the word “eudaimonia” a lot, that seems to be pretty much it. It might have been related to this: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/wtNCs2TgtDpu3W7Ke/charities-i-would-like-to-see permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blakestacey@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago Probably unrelated to the Eudaemons, the UC Santa Cruz grad students in the '70s who built hidden wearable computers to beat roulette. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago Probably unrelated to the Eudaemons, the UC Santa Cruz grad students in the '70s who built hidden wearable computers to beat roulette. permalink fedilink source parent