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Eneasz and Liam discuss Scott Alexander’s post “Twilight of the Edgelords,” an exploration of Truth, Morality, and how one balances love of truth vs not destabilizing the world economy and political regime.
CORRECTION: Scott did make an explicitly clear pro Kamala post
LINKS
Scott Alexander’s Twilight of the Edgelords
Liam & Waweru’s fiction & philosophy podcast – 2 Rash 2 Unadvised
Paid Bonus content for the week – Liam on Them, 2:40 on Deontology, Steven on Black Mirror and Formula 1
also mentioned:
Liam’s previous Gender Explained (substack and patreon)
Eneasz’s post Does The Omelas Kid Have An Obligation To Suffer?
Eneasz & Matt analyze Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (and coming soon: Steven & Brian on Blindsight)
The Rationalist Summer Trifecta:
Manifest 2025
LessOnline 2025
VibeCamp 2025
00:00:05 – Twilight of the Edgelords
01:28:04 – Eneasz & Steven catch-up
01:36:48 – Guild of the Rose
01:39:42 – Rationalist Summer Trifecta
02:21:34 – Thank the Supporter!
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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
on hiatus, returning this summer
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Wes Fenza and Jen Kesteloot join us to talk about whether there’s significant personality differences between men and women, and what (if anything) we should do about that.
LINKS
Wes’s post Men and Women are Not That Different
Jacob’s quoted post Navigation By Moonlight
Eneasz’s related post How To Believe False Things
Clearer Thinking’s Gender Continuum Test
The Mind Killer – biweekly news podcast via rationalists
Ghibli Eve Theory of Consciousness
00:00:05 – Gender Differences
02:20:31 – Guild of the Rose
02:21:34 – Thank the Supporter!
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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
on hiatus, returning this summer
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We speak to Nick Allardice, President & CEO of GiveDirectly. Afterwards Steven and Eneasz get wrapped up talking about community altruism for a bit.
LINKS
Give Directly
GiveDirectly Tech Innovation Fact Sheet
00:00:05 – Give Directly with Nick Allardice
01:12:19 – Steven & Eneasz chat about Community Altruism
01:49:35 – Guild of the Rose
01:51:36 – Thank the Supporter!
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Dave Kasten joins us to discuss how AI is being discussed in the US government and gives a rather inspiring and hopeful take.
LINKS
Narrow Path
Center for AI Policy
Dave Kasten’s Essay on the Essay Meta on his Substack
Prospective donors for CAIP can donate here and potential major donors ($5k+) encouraged to email Jason at jason@aipolicy.us
TBC episode 202 – we talk with the Center for AI Policy
Kickstarter link for Thomas Eliot’s new game: The Singularity Will Happen In Less Than A Year
00:00:05 – AI Policy in D.C.
01:20:07 – Fundraising for CAIP and The Singularity Will Happen in Less Than a Year
01:24:28 – Guild of the Rose
01:29:16 – Thank the Supporter!
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John Bennett discusses Milton Friedman‘s model of policy change.
LINKS
The Milton Friedman Model of Policy Change
John Bennett’s LinkedIn
Friedman’s “Capitalism and Freedom” Preface
Ross Rheingans-Yoo on Thalidomide at Complex Systems, and at his blog
“Every Bay Area Walled Compound”
Trace on the FAA hiring scandal
What We Owe the Future (Will MacAskill)
Center for AI Policy
TBC episode 202 – we talk with the Center for AI Policy
Horizon Institute for Public Service Fellowships
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00:00:05 – The Milton Friedman Theory of Change
01:03:20 – HPMOR 10 year anniversary reminder
01:06:10 – Guild of the Rose
01:09:14 – Less Wrong Posts
01:29:04 – Thank the Supporter!
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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
The So-Called Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Next Sequence Posts:
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