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People in the rationalist community don’t see it, because ironically they’re not rational enough. But they use the language and essay format to make it seem like they are.
Crying for attention in the attention economy has never been more pathetic, but I think it will get worse.
They’ll prefer to listen to that because this kind of communication is done using the language and concepts they understand. They’ll confidently and arrogantly tell other people what they are based on this „knowledge”.
People ITT are loving it and enjoying it.
careful, we have a very intelligent individual over here
> arc of just about every government
do you mean the US government?
That’s an irrational reaction, probably conditioned by ideology.
A well-run state has been perhaps one of the most successful enabling factors for human flourishing in human history.
Fuck that.
Someone’s nervous.
No wonder you deployed all of those debate tactics.
How about a change of mindset first?
Maybe they should be shamed for vanity projects and not admired?
Maybe admitting that the phenomenon exists is the first step before any ideas can even be discussed? Clearly it’s extremely difficult for people to recognize.