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Copy paste posting LLM-generated output on a small niche anon forum is craaaaazy... 10h ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.8 1.8

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Just joined, greetings to all.... 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.8 10.8

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this is a misunderstanding. You also have to multiply by throughput. The collagen in your body has lower turnover than other systems. This is also what leads to the problems with seed oils. Your body wants some PUFA, and the turnover on PUFA is higher than... 13h ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.9 1.9

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A perfect question for this board. Deeply important, completely taboo to talk about honestly.... 3w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 9.1 9.1

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At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery. Then Visākhā, Migāra’s mother, went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to her:... 1d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.1 4.1

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There very much were right wing people in anonymous accounts and on image boards cheering on acts of violence, terrorism, mass shootings in the 2010s. 2d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 0.5 0.5

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Weak winners are doing far more damage than weak losers. The latter you will always have with you, the former is an anomaly that emerges only at very few times in history and always as a very bad sign. 5d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.7 3.7

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Unfortunately not. Take the Daniel Penny case. A clear-cut case of "necessary measures", carried out with a healthy amount of restraint, against a habitual violent criminal with 42 arrests. And still half the country was braying for his head. 3w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 9.4 9.4

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This is key. However, it results not merely from a personal lack of virtues, but also from a large asymmetry in the landscape of prestige and power that is upstream of ideology. The Cathedral has not been displaced. This is why populist agitation of the so... 6d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.7 2.7

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A number of this site's frequent posters, myself included, are trying to fix the institutions that govern us and revive our society. This requires political organization based on Truth, not just collecting a bunch of Truths and then leaning back in your ar... 1mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.9 10.9

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so true. 'the political' however is built around Egoic Interest and the belief in your side uncertain situations (https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/) . A political entity is cells uniting into an organism to play a plus sum game ... 1w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2

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I’m skeptical of the “obvious” list. Unless "online discussion groups" counts, these lists don't represent a distinct tradition. I'm tired of seeing scraps of disparate canons taped up together. It seems like these recommendations, separated from any... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.1 10.1

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"Western ideology … might be summed up in the belief that "Truth unfolds in time through a communal process."... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.3 4.3

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Reasonable proposal, but I will take the contra.... 3w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 9.0 9.0 0.8 0.8

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Yes you do in fact get reputation for getting replies. You just also get rep for votes.... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.5 6.5

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Overall, a great read. Refreshing and ambitious. A JACKHAMMER against gerontocracy, vetocracy, mediocrity.... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.6 4.6

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Using an app like X is only really dangerous if you use it passively, taking the algorithmic content stream as a "natural" representation of what is salient on the website as a whole.... 3w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 7.3 7.3

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Interesting, who the mentats are?... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.2 3.2

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Living in a nice neighborhood, in the richest and most powerful country on Earth, owning your own house, with a stable comfortable job and a happy family is "a mouth full of glass"? You should interrogate yourself as to why that grates you.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 13.6 13.6 0.6 0.6

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To answer your question directly: of course a Männerbund is composed of stable men.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 14.8 14.8

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This is the line that exposes the whole essay as (unfortunately) completely unserious. The market is very, very good at ensuring that the flow of global commerce continues to flow. There are tens of millions of very smart whites and asians who are devoting... 3w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.5 3.5

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Just a note: DMs are created from mutual vouches on nyms themselves, not posts. So if you are in Austin and want to DM Adam (you should, this is a great move), vouch his nym itself. 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 8.6 8.6

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Uncertain as of yet. Throwing out next Wednesday at 6 at Holdout Brewing. I didn't get a response to my last message to >>4288, likely didn't see my reply. 1mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.6 1.6

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As a heuristic, any decision that seems binary (should I hide) is mis-framed. The question is, what is the skillful way to live in full integrity?... 12mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 12.2 12.2

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I am of course deliberately invoking the *chan tradition by using such language. It’s a choice. When i write or speak in other contexts, i hide that particular power level. But it does not reveal all.... 12mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 11.4 11.4

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I read a few chapters of Evola's Revolt Against the Modern World and he talks of traditionalist leaders being imbued with the spirit of the other world in their rites and actions.... 1mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received

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Broader Western aesthetic decline is an separate question.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 15.1 15.1

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I've been enjoying the "greco futurism" work from Peniche. He should post more of that here. It's high tech, humanistic, warm, aspirational, luxury, grand, western, traditional, archeofuturistic. I agree we've got to kill cyberpunk. It's just dystopian and... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 14.4 14.4

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One thing that would help a lot: stop using shitty concrete for sidewalks. Tile it because plain concrete has the form and feeling of mud huts, only gray. Or polish it, like Costco flooring. Add some trees.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.9 3.9

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I've been working out seriously for a decade, natty, and will continue to do so. I think what people forget in the natty vs natural discussions is what the point of all the hard work is. The hard work is important not because of what it gets you, but becau... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 13.2 13.2

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You're right, I did confuse it. 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.2 1.2

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Yup. Landian techno-nihilism is interesting and fun for us big brain people to think and theorycel and chat about, but ultimately it's not prescriptive, so its usefulness is limited.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 14.7 14.7

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Fair enough. The "self-evident" vs "leap of faith" debate is missing the point. The real thing is our disagreement about whether the instincts need any higher framework of justification. I see where you are coming from and I agree that the instincts causal... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 13.1 13.1

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doesn't seem so, though perhaps https://cyclonotrope.wordpress.com/2017/06/12/unconditional-accelerationism-as-antipraxis/ gives a more nuanced picture here:... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 0.5 0.5

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This also calls into question the assertion made in >>3870 by gotzendammerung:... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 8.8 8.8

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I don't think Christianity can be understood in terms of thermodynamics. 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.9 1.9

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Thanks for this. When I started reading it, I didn't expect it to make a link with virtue ethics at the end. The trade-off between excelling in craft versus the pursuit of reputation maps very neatly onto Alasdair MacIntyre's distinction between internal a... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 0.2 0.2

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There can be surplus intellect, but in that case there's been a misallocation of resources and thus the system in toto isn't as intelligent as it could be. I agree that certain sub-spheres of Anglo thought have cultivated a kind of silly mystery cult of in... 5mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 7.4 7.4

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I'm reading BAP's recent post on China and America's stumbling about as it considers reindustrializing. In the below section BAP talks about the strength, albeit complicated, that grows out of our financial markets and reserve currency status. In short: ta... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.4 2.4

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Urbit is a prime illustration of the limits of the theorycel.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 20.6 20.6

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I could absolutely imagine this being something real, but as others have pointed out in the Urbit case, architecture astronautics like implementing a Yggdrasil style overlay network must absolutely be entirely abstracted away from the people actually using... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 12.9 12.9

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This describes almost exactly what is explored in this: https://thebutlerian.com/posts/a_case_study.html... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.9 3.9

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Here's the canonical reply to this mode of inquiry:... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 12.7 12.7

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Pretty sure homoerotic behavior (whether involving actual sex or not) does not contribute to, but poisons and degrades, male groups and friendships.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 14.2 14.2

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Men used to form friendships through hunting, building, fighting, and working together—activities that were necessary for survival and building anything meaningful. You trusted other men because your livelihood depended on it. Sure, some abused that trus... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 0.1 0.1

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Felix Baumgartner is another example of this sort of nobility of spirit. Died just recently, also taken by Gnon. He was a good example of the more continental european aristocratic style of western spirit, and made multiple comments about the dangers... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 9.2 9.2

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No; it is a simulacra not because it doesn’t require traits that we normally call virtues, but because it does not attain desirable ends. You may say that we should admire “virtue” wherever we seem to find it, but that would require a great deal of p... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.8 2.8

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Let's do the opposite of that. An animal raised with dignity, slaughtered openly in the name of the gods, eaten with austerity and pride. 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 13.1 13.1 0.2 0.2

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The salts of ramen noodles bear resemblance to dried blood fond from roasting primal cuts without much water in the pot.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.9 1.9

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It's working so far, driving things forward, achieving great life. All life is fundamentally unstable in that way. We temporarily harness explosive positive feedback loops to achieve life. But the positive feedback loops are themselves dependent on the neg... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.6 10.6

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I take Gnon to be the highest level pattern implicit in the laws of physics, but not practically derivable from them.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.7 10.7

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As I mentioned in the other thread a serious worldview must be backed by more than mere assertion. On what basis and to what extent is group self-interest a valid principle? If we're not caring to actually back this up and enforce worldview rigor around an... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.7 10.7

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SpaceX has an internal ERP system called Warp Speed. From the people I know who work there, it is a significant part of what makes the company work as well as it does.... 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 11.1 11.1

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Appreciate it.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.4 5.4

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I think the main problem here is that people like to over-mysticize "enlightenment" and have vastly different things in their heads when they say this, especially amongst "believers."... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 12.9 12.9

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Previous posters have given examples of exemplars, as well as the living tradition of practice and writings for anyone to fully engage and understand their goal, even if someone disagrees. Do you similarly have people you believe to have followed this goal... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.6 1.6

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You cannot profess a heresy without upsetting the believers. There is no clever phrasing where you deny their tenets but disclaim it in a way that makes them feel fine.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 13.5 13.5

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Yeah if we're doing politics, we're going to need a good and honest party line. What's the party line on race relations? I dunno let's figure it out here.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 15.1 15.1

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Yeah I know what Nietzsche tried to claim all this stuff was real, but he was wrong. Ultimately slave morality and master morality are just ideologies. Any other explanation of them isn't compatible with actual observation. 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.8 3.8

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I was one who summited. Anon started very strong but rolled the unlucky snake eyes with regards to altitude sickness. I haven't ever gotten it myself, but it looked brutal. Seeing his perseverance from 11000' to 11500' was good inspiration for the remainde... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 13.8 13.8

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Meditation on Mountain Peaks has some great passages that your ascent made me think of:... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 14.7 14.7

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Looks like fun. I'd definitely go next time. Glad you guys had a good time 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.0 4.0

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Nice post. What's both painful and hilarious about cerebral types is our Discovery of Truths through rhetorical means, when truth is both invisible and exercised without misstep by the surfer, big wall climber, backcountry skier, etc.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.2 10.2

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Of course you ~can~. My argument is that such divergence is a symptom of misconstruing the terminal goals. When you identify proper terminal goals, even though they will be outside of pure vitality, they will not be contrary to it, and will harmonize with ... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.1 5.1

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This is really interesting. Struggle is the principle that creates life, health, and truth, and it has justice to it. I have not heard of this so I will have to go read it. Is there a good english translation you recommend? Looks like archive has the germa... 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.1 10.1

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Could you send some of your favorite R/ACC essays or discussions on "agonistic inamic unity"? It seems highly relevant and historically fascinating, but I can't find much online apart from the foundational book which is an academic tome. 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.2 5.2

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This format is worse than useless: "the solution is to simply <thing that will never happen>". It leads to blackpilling and learned helplessness.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 13.1 13.1

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I think you are wrong about the relative power of substrate and software to determine what work gets done. I think the real answer to invest in children is the fact that you have a headstart on determining their memes (and gene-meme coevolution will no dou... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 0.9 0.9

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We've had two years of intellectual development since the inception of this thread by the monosyllabic-nym old ones, so I want to pose a central question I had while reading. Cognitive separatism is necessary, we are actively doing it, it is starting to wo... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 11.8 11.8

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Is this just wishful thinking? Can we do some historical analysis and verify that the just falling out reliably happens? And if so, over what timescale? How long must we trust the plan?... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.5 4.5

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Nice provocation. I agree that mass speciation is inevitable, but the timescales do matter if we’re talking about this as an engineering problem. Which we should. I offer the example of Oymyakon, where the average winter temperature is around -50f. It is... 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 15.8 15.8

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Take it one step further. Why bipedal fleshy animals at all?... 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 11.3 11.3

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For a long time, I found the robot progeny idea inevitable yet distasteful. I now find it inevitable and aesthetically pleasing. Your characterization of bodiless-ness as the ultimate body is powerful.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.6 2.6

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Precisely. LKW also masterfully stayed within the unwritten limits, thereby cementing his impact and legacy.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 14.0 14.0

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We know what BAP means by "the right of the stronger and better" just like we know what Sam Hyde means by "real Americans", but that doesn't make it coherent. I'll apply that same distinction I used in >>3385 between the truth and the political formulas he... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 15.9 15.9

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“And guess what, the US/WEF consensus generally regards him as a hero. This is completely load-bearing--it's why Singapore is well integrated into the Western world, which is the only way for a modern small state to be prosperous and reasonably sovereign... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.9 2.9

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The high reputation poster is a bore and a lout of the highest order. As his reputation trends upwards the amount of information conveyed per post trends to zero. “On this topic the Socratics has this to say—” I can barely stomach this already. See h... 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 10.8 10.8 0.2 0.2

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Thanks. So far so good and i have a lot of ideas for how to improve the taste machine further. The main bottleneck at this point i think is we have to bootstrap a network of good discussion here. Then with scale we will see more clearly the problems requir... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.9 2.9

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You should check out THE ART AND THOUGHT OF HERACLITUS by Kahn. Lots of commentary on Heraclitus filters his fragments through Aristotle and other later philosopher's interpretation. Kahn attempts a purely textual exegesis which attempts to reconstruct Her... 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 12.2 12.2

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These resources are all very good — thank you to everyone who's replied. I think given the tenor so far we should just turn this into a spergathon of posting the best Greek resources. Please continue with hidden gems, forbidden texts, and generally the m... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 11.1 11.1

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Slight update on our mission statement, some clarifications and an attempt at formalized rigor.... 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 13.6 13.6

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Yeah, this is a totally fair point, and I think a lot of the "effective accerationsists" push this argument so far as to invalidate their entire worldview.... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.6 1.6

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I think the dopamine binky shortform video crowd is a write off and should be ignored. Writing, specifically essays and forums, remains the most powerful technology for serious socially transformative thought ever invented. We should double down on the wri... 5mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 12.2 12.2

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This 100%, but also I actually do not want to know what sofiechan is. Is any decent social media platform definable? Its indescribability is what lets it hold power over us. Magic is not defined; it is ingraspable.... 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 9.2 9.2

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Let's see if I get used it, but right now it feels like it will reduce my likelihood to post interesting links by 80% and effortpoasts by 30% 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.4 1.4

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