Want to wade into the sandy surf of the abyss? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid.
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The post Xitter web has spawned so many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)
Another review of Yudkowsky and Soares: if anyone reads it, everyone laughs (sadly, Substack). This one gestures to the whole university of academic fields that a book like this touches on.
The reviewer mentions "The wickedly smart Scott Aaronson" and maybe he means Aaronson's academic publications because his general blogging is not impressive.
Wow, that’s probably one of the most in-depth critiques of the book I’ve read. Kudos to the OP
I nearly bounced off when I couldn't tell if his praise of Kissinger (spit) was ironic, but it was ultimately a very well-rounded examination.
He does seem to list Kissinger as one of several "smart people" which is odd for a US military veteran
came here to react from the same sentence