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Over a year ago, I posted an answer somewhere that received no votes and no comments, but I still feel that this is one of the most important things that our world needs right now. I wish to persuade you of a few things here: * that truthseeking is an...
I've been interested in joining the rationalist community in person for years, but the cost of living in the Bay Area (and NYC) is a big turn-off. So like mingyuan, I think we should pick a secondary Schelling point, most likely in the U.S., with a tertiary non-U.S. destination for...
When people encounter other people they recognize, they exclaim "small world!" I suspect that most people have 300 acquaintances or less. I probably have under 100. Still, sometimes I run into people I know and I'm tempted to say "small world". But it's not actually a small world, is it?...
One month ago I clumsily tried to persuade my 74-year-old father that Tucker Carlson is probably wrong about Covid vaccines killing 3000 people, and if not, my father should get the vaccine anyway because he is in a high-risk group. Well, move over lab-leak discussion, because this video is a...