Last night I tried to describe the rationalist community to a friend who had never heard of it. I struggled, but finally settled on describing it as "A school of philosophy that arose on the internet rather than in the academy."
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Whoa, cool, hadn't heard of MBC. What are some features of an alternative approach that you think are interesting?
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Looks like the right time to push the button on this plan. https://www.chronicle.com/article/Are-You-in-a-BS-Job-In/243318?key=17K21y7n_SjUZ04t4-9d7tInUaJwcLDdV_QpNsCZfqsG3f961B4gZ2-LQanQQNUSTHpDSl9ZMUdlWmNRZTZzX0g4eTAydXgwRTRPc0R2WG1RZDdqcWx0SnlZZw …
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Wow! This is great! I’ll probably generate a tweetstorm about it
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Justin, thank you so much for suggesting this—very generous! I don’t currently, because I’m not producing anything, and probably can’t for another few months. But it’s an excellent idea and I’ll set something up when I start writing again.
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