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Eldritch Analogies are the association of impersonal social or physical dynamics with fictional or mythological deities. The most well known is Moloch, who is associated with coordination problems and competition.

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98Meditations On Moloch
Scott Alexander
8y
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61The Goddess of Everything Else
Scott Alexander
7y
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154An Alien God
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
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70In Favor of Niceness, Community, and Civilization
Scott Alexander
8y
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62Mythic Mode
Valentine
4y
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65Conjuring An Evolution To Serve You
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
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63Demon Threads
Raemon
4y
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41A parable in the style of Invisible Cities
Daniel Kokotajlo
3y
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59You're in Newcomb's Box
HonoreDB
11y
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22Let's Read: an essay on AI Theology
Yuxi_Liu
3y
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11Frankenstein Delenda Est[anonymous]2y
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