this is a pre-Sims pneumatic macro model
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eigenrobot Retweeted Yury.
Moldbug and Yudkowsky Dark and light Two men, opposed, but joined by one Principel,,https://twitter.com/ytspar/status/1305795681907482626?s=19 …
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eigenrobot Retweeted Alex
is the solution to ask one to write an essay about why hes the better writer and the other to write an essay about why hes the better thinkerhttps://twitter.com/bara/status/1305806594915971072?s=19 …
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Im awake now here are some reactions elaborated rather than just yelling about Moldbug needing an editor
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1. No seriously he needs an editor, this is awful writing and hes flanderized his prose. Im fine with affected shticks Obviously but this has crossed the threshold from indulgent fun and playful flair to actively harming his transmission of ideas and maybe his thought process too
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2. I hate frameworks like this. I mentioned Sims earlier, tldr this is reminiscent of old style macroeconomic models that split the economy into sectors and had elaborate flows between them and-- i dont think you get deeper understanding from this level of granularity
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Rather than setting this up as a rube goldberg model system with a bunch of weird impenetrable names and trying to force markets in prestige to clear he could have just said "here are efficient and dignified institutions, here are summaries of their nature and power"
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3. I think one thing that comes out of that kind of exercise is that the resulting essay is not as titillating because in a lot of ways everyone already can see that bureaucracies and quangos are entrenched, powerful, and nondemocratic
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Do you just disagree with his presentation or the entire model? This reads like you are sort of or completely agreeing with the content of what he's saying Also you may be vaaastly overestimating what "everyone already can see"
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> Also you may be vaaastly overestimating what "everyone already can see" this
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well im glad hes bringing it to the attention of a wide and diverse audience 
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