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Hurling ordure at the TREACLES, especially those closely related to LessWrong.

AI-Industrial-Complex grift is fine as long as it sufficiently relates to the AI doom from the TREACLES. (Though TechTakes may be more suitable.)

This is sneer club, not debate club. Unless it's amusing debate.

[Especially don't debate the race scientists, if any sneak in - we ban and delete them as unsuitable for the server.]

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post title was this response: https://twitter.com/QuintusActual/status/1732615870613258694

Sadly the article is behind a paywall and I am loath to give Scott my money

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's convenient that the stuff about "race realism" is hidden behind the paywall. It makes it much easier for Scott's many defenders to continue to paint him as some sort of left-libertarian.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Siskind's always been pretty explicit about it, you get banned if you broach so-called culture war topics in the open threads. They ended up with two subreddits for similar reasons.

Between this and EY seemingly being a huge fan of employing gullibility filters, one might argue that many of the most prominent rationalists aren't necessarily the most candid of characters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that thought had occurred to me, which is why I want to expose as much of it as I can find.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Probably has something to do with the whole "We definitely know that race is a strong determinant of humanity, but we acknowledge that race isn't the only determinant if you also already have money or influence and could help us."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People who use the term "race realism" unironically are telling on themselves.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

@TinyTimmyTokyo @GorillasAreForEating you mean this isn’t their intention?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

the coolness cred of "accelerationism"

The urge to stuff into a locker is overwhelming.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Maybe Scott is a very honest and insightful person who writes to us from reverse world.