If you think I should be ashamed of the fact that I have no interest in "the humble collective search for truth" as opposed to punching Nazis, you are completely wrong It's something I wish more people knew about me
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Replying to @arthur_affect @ThePrussian1 and
I'm on board with punching Nazis, actually. I just also want my models of the world to trend toward accuracy, if that's even possible.
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Replying to @cowtung @ThePrussian1 and
I want my model of the world to trend towards having nobody who threatens me or people I care about in it and I really don't give a shit about anything else As Karl Marx said, "The philosophers have described the world; the aim is to change it"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @ThePrussian1 and
We will just have to agree to disagree about the compatibility of those two aims.
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Replying to @cowtung @ThePrussian1 and
Look, I actually had this discussion AT THE TIME, with the mutual FB friend of me and Scott that led to this whole thing And in his very high-decoupling way he actually laid it out in very stark terms
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Replying to @arthur_affect @cowtung and
"I just strongly believe in a divide between thoughts, speech and action If someone tells you 'I'm seriously doing research that might lead me to the conclusion I have to punch you, but I'm not convinced yet,' that's not a reason to punch them You can still have a discussion"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @cowtung and
And I'm just like What the fuck No, that statement so clearly disproves your point If someone tells you "I'm thinking of punching you, I think that might be justified," THAT IS A THREAT You don't fucking wait to respond to a threat, you take immediate action
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Replying to @arthur_affect @cowtung and
To use more of Scott and Eliezer's beloved Star Wars references, when Greedo stands there talking about carefully weighing the cost/benefit analysis of taking you to Jabba alive rather than shooting you now, you only keep him talking long enough to draw under the table
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Replying to @arthur_affect @cowtung and
You don't fucking wait for him to decide You don't let him come to some kind of intellectual decision If him attacking you is *anywhere* in his "decision space" you cut that shit off by any method you have to hand, as fast and as hard as you can
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Replying to @arthur_affect @cowtung and
If you want to sit down at a table peacefully with me I need to know that attacking me is COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE It doesn't matter what scientific evidence or rational arguments someone presents to you It's COMPLETELY OUT of your "decision space" or else I'm drawing my gun
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What the fuck do you think the phrase "Never Again" is supposed to mean
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Replying to @arthur_affect @cowtung and
ameen.eth 1 RAI = 1 RAI Retweeted ameen.eth 1 RAI = 1 RAI
It's funny, because I think you and Scott are more aligned on your bias to action here than you give rationalists credit for. If he knows the NYT is going to dox him regardless, he doesn't lose much by shooting first and setting the terms of engagement.https://twitter.com/ameensol/status/1275501567894908928 …
ameen.eth 1 RAI = 1 RAI added,
ameen.eth 1 RAI = 1 RAI @ameensol.@nytimes vs@slatestarcodex deleting his own blog was such a galaxy brain move good guys shoot first sometimes now NYT is getting preemptively cancelled and the attempted doxxing is *part of the story* epic narrative judo, gg@puiwingtam https://slatestarcodex.com/ pic.twitter.com/VSj91GzF4V0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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