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The point is that longtermism might be one of the most influential ideologies that few people outside of elite universities and Silicon Valley have ever heard about. I believe this needs to change because, as a former longtermist who published an entire book four years ago in defence of the general idea, I have come to see this worldview as quite p... See more
Aeon • Against longtermism
Long Bets as Charitable Giving Opportunity
gwern.net
Your effectiveness as a rationalist is determined by whichever algorithm actually writes the bottom line of your thoughts. If your car makes metallic squealing noises when you brake, and you aren’t willing to face up to the financial cost of getting your brakes replaced, you can decide to look for reasons why your car might not need fixing. But the
... See moreEliezer Yudkowsky • Rationality
ok fuck yall, i'm writing a meta-contrarian pro-therapy thread. yes 90% of therapists suck. the other 10% are life-changing and most of you need one tbh
you people aren't special. most of you have straightforward emotional issues.
some common objections:
meatball timesx.comI suggested that one key to resisting an affective death spiral is the principle of “burdensome details”—just remembering to question the specific details of each additional nice claim about the Great Idea. (It’s not trivial advice. People often don’t remember to do this when they’re listening to a futurist sketching amazingly detailed projections
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