Being expected to read Bostrom before debating Singularitarians is like atheists being expected to read the Bible before debating Christians
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Just finished Editor of Genius, the Max Perkins bio this AM -- easily 20+ hour read. (took weeks...)
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Unrelated, I have a high level of loathing for movie posters as book covers. I heard the film was a terrible depiction of the book.
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which is why the project of Derp Theory (for some value of Derp) is perpetually doomed: the cost of parsing opaque academic monographs.
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Another favourite: "if you knew what I knew you'd agree with me" —fine, then it's your job not only to educate me but also to sell it.
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fwiw, I'm not a Singularitarian but I enjoyed Bostrom. Thought it was clear about premises & explored their conclusions thoroughly
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