When we drive our cars and use coal-fired electricity, and doom other poor countries to permanent climate related catastrophe, and ourselves just enjoy a few more sunny days, that’s moloch.
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Yes I get all that I just don’t think there’s a there there It’s like you have to believe in a karmic calculus to be shocked at the discovery there isn’t one The concept is clear, the metaphysical premises seem like a matter of religious taste
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Is there a synonym for Moloch you prefer? The closest I can think of is 'incentives', but it's not a 1-to-1 mapping. So some of its value just comes from creating a useful shorthand, similar to 'premium mediocre'.
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I never need to refer to whatever it is supposed to point at
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I feel this way about most poetry.
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which poetry do you not feel this way about?
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In my view the visceral punch comes from losing the ability to blame people. Seeing the Moloch-ian systems means our villains aren't the answer, being faced with fighting system/god blows up our simple culture-war/outgroup ideals.
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Those who are pulled by Moloch and those who follow willingly!
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Coordinating out of coordination failures leads to more coordination failures. It's a memetic Chinese finger trap. Do you feel there's more to it?
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the thing I'm surprised I don't already see in your replies is that the visceral punch is the reality of what makes Moloch evil: anything you value more than/alongside winning/survival _can_ be sacrificed to improve your chances of winning/surviving.
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I get it intellectually but it feels like there’s something I’m supposed to viscerally appreciate that I don’t.
That makes me part of Moloch doesn’t it? Or just Moloch-blind?