Kevin Simler

1. Too Late for the Pebbles to Vote (2016) https://status451.com/2016/08/09/too-late-for-the-pebbles-to-vote-part-1/ … @maradydd’s three-part meditation on information silos, preference falsification, and sociopathy. Conceptually dense and beautifully written.

2. Gears in understanding (2017) https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/B7P97C27rvHPz3s9B/gears-in-understanding … Great metaphor illustrating a property of a good mental model: clarity around _exactly_ how different parts of the model interact. Don’t be content with mere correlations — look for gears!

3. Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution (2015/@Meaningness) https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths … “Scenes” are fueled by geeks until they become attractive to MOPs/laypeople, then they’re milked by sociopaths. Simple, sticky model for how subcultures grow, mature, and decay.