Obvious-In-Retrospect Department: Yudkowsky and Moldbug have strikingly similar writing styles. Big overlap in fans; I can’t read either.
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@sarahdoingthing Interesting… Moldbug does have some original insights, which I’m not sure is true of Yudkowsky. -
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing I think moldbug is more original but eliezer better at synthesizing and restating philosophy for layfolks - 2 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness can you guys recommend something canonical for either/both? (moldbug in particular) -
@cwage 2007 was MM's golden age (I was still retarded then) http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-dawkins-got-pwned-part-1.html … - 1 more reply
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@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness@st_rev has graciously attempted to summarize moldbug to me in ways that are ... not flattering -
@cwage@sarahdoingthing@St_Rev I think http://home.earthlink.net/~peter.a.taylor/moldbug.htm … is the canonical summary? Even that is too goddamn long though. - 1 more reply
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@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness but i've never actually read anythingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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