/ideology/

Rationalists should embrace will-to-power as an existential value fact
Imagine a being who systematically questions and can rewrite their beliefs and values to ensure legitimate grounding. I think humans can and should do more of this, but you might more easily imagine an AI that can read and write its own source code and bel... posted 3w ago with 3 replies 7 7

Rationalists should 7 7

No need to apologize. I am aware of the lulz as a principle of action. "I did it for the lulz, sir". No other reasons needed than that I want to. It is, in fact, all fun and games. In practice and even in society this is under-appreciated. But what I'm doi... 2w ago 4 4

No need to apologize 4 4

Ideology is more fundamental than *just* post-hoc rationalization
Mosca argued that every ruling class justifies itself with a political formula : an ideological narrative that legitimizes power. Raw force alone is unsustainable; a widely accepted narrative makes dominance appear natural. Internally, shared ideology unif... posted 4w ago with 10 replies 13 13

Ideology is more fun 13 13

I think even acts of intuitive human intelligence are often difficult to explain to other people; perhaps the metaphor of Cassandra is a good reminder how genius is often recognized far too late: ... 2w ago 1 1

I think even acts of 1 1

Accelerationism
Has anyone read a lot of materials on Accelerationism that wants to have a good discussion on pros and cons of this theory? posted 2mo ago with 21 replies 9 9

Accelerationism 9 9

Here you can find some estimates of LLM efficiency: ... 1mo ago 1 1

Here you can find so 1 1

The border patrol shooter was a zizian rationalist. Let's read ziz.
I love edgy philosophy. My general hunch is that the forbidden stuff contains truths that the nomos longhouse doesn't want you to know. Those truths give you important leverage against the established control structures, so it's a key move in the martial a... posted 2mo ago with 3 replies 6 6

The border patrol sh 6 6

(Re Punching Evil) I don't get the point of these people acting like they're anodyne liberals who just don't like nazis. Why lie to yourself like that? He's acting like he's some Popperist but he clearly believes in something deeply revolutionary. Nothing ... 2mo ago 5 5

(Re Punching Evil) I 5 5

should we be anti-principle?
clickbait title but maybe you can help me out on this one. ... posted 2mo ago with 5 replies 7 7

should we be anti-pr 7 7

Thats true for principles as zero sum political tools, but the positive sum questions requires principles as leap-of-faith on strategy that must actually work on its own terms. 2mo ago 4 4

Thats true for princ 4 4

Against Yarvin's Absolute Monarchy
I recently watched the Yarvin interview on NYT. I want to argue against Yarvin’s position on monarchy. Yarvin makes his typical argument in favor of monarchy: ‘look around you, everything here in this room is built by a monarchy’ and ‘NYT is a 5th ... posted 2mo ago with 7 replies 8 8

Against Yarvin's Abs 8 8

Monarchy in Yarvin's sense (per OP) need not be hereditary and typically is not. ... 2mo ago 6 6

Monarchy in Yarvin's 6 6

How a more intelligent/educated population would change the system
I have been thinking a lot about how a more educated population could both become just economically richer or understand/realize the flaws of the system and so create a better one based on less exploitation (as the current one) of less intelligent /fortuna... posted 3mo ago with 9 replies 7 7

How a more intellige 7 7

The Chynese don’t want global government, that is a mischaracterization of American boomers that believe everyone thinks like them 2mo ago 1 1

The Chynese don’t wa 1 1

Is independent thinking still possible in an environment where escaping social media ecochamber is nearly impossible?
Is it possible to be an independent thinker in general? ... posted 2mo ago with 6 replies 9 9

Is independent think 9 9

Independence is tough as always. The time before social media, many too didn't have independent thinking, just there wasn't a platform to make it evident. ... 2mo ago 3 3

Independence is toug 3 3

How did Effective Altruism get so big?
I disagree with many of the views behind EA, but I've been fascinated by how they managed to make institutions, build a scene, start companies, NGOs, get funding, etc. ... posted 9mo ago with 14 replies 18 18

How did Effective Al 18 18

Right, you can't serious probe and weigh these questions without getting into questions of ends that are ultimately not utilitarianism. ... 9mo ago 6 6

Right, you can't ser 6 6