• lime!@feddit.nu
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    20 days ago

    i don’t really know if it counts as a “book” but harry potter and the methods of rationality.

    the premise is interesting, but the writing is ass. the politics more so.

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      19 days ago

      but the writing is ass. the politics more so

      You will not be surprised to learn that the author, Eliezer Yudkowsky, started a cult called LessWrong, which had members that would spin off into ANOTHER (more murder-y) cult, the Zizians.

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        19 days ago

        oh i’m all too well aware of roko’s basilisk and its knock-on effects on the current ai bubble, thank you x_x

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          19 days ago

          Oh good! I just want everyone to know this fact because I want more people to commiserate with about how we got to where we are in 2025 :')

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            19 days ago

            the only thing that will make you sound more like a conspiracy nut than listing things the cia has actually done, is to describe the philosophy of the e/acc movement.