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Wikipedia summarizes René Girard's mimetic theory like this: > Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires. In other words, you think you want something...

I was thinking about Habryka's article on Putin's CEV, but I am posting my response here, because the original article is already 3 weeks old. I am not sure how exactly a person's CEV is defined. "If we knew everything and could self-modify" seems potentially sensitive to the precise chronological...

I have two shameful secrets that I probably shouldn't talk about online: * I love my family. * I enjoy my hobbies. "What an idiot!" you probably think. "Doesn't he realize that at his next job interview, HR will probably use an AI that can match his online writing based...

Scott Alexander, a famous blogger with about 100 000 subscribers, once said: > "Whenever I see a new person who blogs every day, it's very rare that that never goes anywhere or they don't get good. That's like my best leading indicator for who's going to be a good blogger."...

According to recent surveys, the average age of LessWrong readers is 30±10 years, and about 15% of readers have one or more children. That means that although most readers are childless, there are enough parents here to have a discussion about parenting. There are various topics that parents can be...

Halfhaven is a virtual blogger camp, an online alternative to Inkhaven Residency. The rules are simple: * every day post max 1 article with min 500 words (or equivalent effort) * try to get 30 by the end of November (but there are no hard lines) The invitation links keep...

If you are a blogger, or an aspiring blogger, and want to improve your skills, you can spend a month in Inkhaven Residency (homepage, Less Wrong post) and keep writing and publishing every day during November 2025. At the end, you will be a great writer! (At least, that is...