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Ours is the era of inadequate AI alignment theory. Any other facts about this era are relatively unimportant, but sometimes I tweet about them anyway.

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    1. Eliezer Yudkowsky‏Verified account @ESYudkowsky 17 Dec 2017

      As an ex-Jew, I have a lot of questions about Christmas, like: - What are the permitted species for a Christmas tree? - How long before Christmas can you purchase a tree before it stops being a “Christmas tree”? - What are the minimum and maximum number of decorations? (1/82349)

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      Eliezer Yudkowsky‏Verified account @ESYudkowsky 17 Dec 2017

      - If no real tree is available, is it better to use a plastic tree or to have no tree that year? - At what age must a child participate in decorating the Christmas tree? - If two ornaments are connected by a string, does that count as one decoration or two decorations? (2/82349)

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        1. Eliezer Yudkowsky‏Verified account @ESYudkowsky 17 Dec 2017

          - If a child too young to read a clock is deceived by Christmas lights into thinking that dawn has come, and unwraps their present, is it permitted for the parent to rewrap the present in new paper and let the child unwrap it again, or must a new present be purchased? (3/82349)

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        1.  🤖‏ @ramriot 17 Dec 2017
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          A question from my wife a few years ago while listening to Christmas carols, To me the token goy of the household. Hunny, what colour is Parson Brown 🤔

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        1. Bridgett Kay‏ @bkkawaii 18 Dec 2017
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          - plastic trees are best - whenever they want to help. - It just means they got tangled up. This is normal. All decorations always get tangled up.

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        1. Michael Handy‏ @Michaeljhandy 17 Dec 2017
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          Plastic is ubiquitous, though I guess colder climes might be different. 40 Degrees Celsius is not great for sub-arctic foliage. As soon as they wont eat the tinsel one, see the "MOAR DAKKA" school of decorating.

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        1. Crystal Bulmahn‏ @crybx 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @ESYudkowsky

          When I went home for Christmas one year, I discovered my dad had drawn a Christmas tree in crayon and taped it to the wall. Presents were underneath it. He kept cackling while the rest of us acted like nothing was unusual. He's Catholic.

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        2. Martin Jambon‏ @mjambon 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @ESYudkowsky

          Kids own the tree. The experienced parent will employ subtle tricks to enforce basic taste without getting in the way of the kids' creativity.

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        3. Martin Jambon‏ @mjambon 17 Dec 2017
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          Another strategy is to have a mini tree just for the kids to decorate as they see fit, in addition to the main big, boring tree set up conservatively by grown-ups.

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        1. Scott Butters‏ @BotScutters 17 Dec 2017
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          -You should draw one with charcoal while thinking about what a bad boy/girl you've been. -As soon as you learn to manipulate objects. Aesthetic sensibility is not a requirement for most Christmas decoration. -That's all dependent on the length of the string.

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        1. Noah Topper‏ @NoahTopper 17 Dec 2017
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          -Plastic is acceptable, but some people are snooty. If you legitimately can't get a real tree, you still need a tree, so plastic works. -Maybe around the time they're starting to appreciate their gifts, or when they start school. -Two.

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        1. Parallax Optics‏ @parallaxoptics 17 Dec 2017
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          Great to see you've moved on from all that Singularity BS to address the most important questions...

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