In sum: Sandifer, JUST LIKE Yudkowski, Moldbug, and Land, is cracked, WAY out of his depth, and mostly wrong. Yet mildly interesting anyway.
@Meaningness I'll have a read, thx. Generally agree w/r/t EY. The other 2 IMO have an important body or work that will age very well..
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@AngloRemnant@Meaningness I'll grant you Land. I think Moldbug is far too sloppy to age well. -
@PhilSandifer@AngloRemnant I know Land’s work even less than the other two. What would (either of) you recommend as a strong text? -
I haven't read enough to vouch personally but I got suggested The Thirst for Annihiliation
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I think (some of) the posts on xenosystems are probably your best bet. not sure which ones tho lol
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anyway, if you decide to critique Land's philosophy I will read all of it, please do
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That’s unlikely, but I’ve written something perhaps relevant, namely >
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http://buddhism-for-vampires.com/lovecraft-harman-nihilism … “Lovecraft & silly nihilism” damns-with-faint-praise the overall approach
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Having read only a little, I don’t know, but suspect this applies to both
@PhilSandifer and Land—opinions welcome!
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