Epistemic Tribes

"I don't understand you, therefore you are wrong"

I call this "apprehension bias" and you need to know about it

Oct 2 •

The entire Internet is a cargo cult

"They don't need to be right or even the smartest, they only need to be smart enough to fool you"

Sep 28 •

Smug cruelty on the left is pushing more people right

The left has become a status game based upon privilege (and shame) hierarchies. They really need to stop with the self-flagellation. It is morally and…

Apr 5 •

If you're angry and scared it's your own fault

And I have no sympathy for you.

Mar 26 •

ASI is coming, work is leaving, but yes there will be ways to get "ahead"

The vibe has shifted since OpenAI released o3. Many are accepting that AGI is here (or imminent) while others move the goalposts. Now, some people are…

Dec 30, 2024 •

The "I just realized how huge AI is!" Survival Kit

If you're reading this, you might have recently had a wakeup call and now you're scrambling to wrap your head around it. Let me assist.

Dec 2, 2024 •

The Art of Constructive Disagreement

How studying Eastern and Western philosophy and geography can lead to better, more meaningful, and more highly constructive debates. Coherency is king…

Nov 26, 2024 •

What the heck is "Emergence" and why is everyone talking about it?

An alphabet of 26 letters can yield a vocabulary of 50,000 words, which can then be recombined in a functionally infinite combination of fiction…

Nov 18, 2024 •

Tech Bros are afraid of the Red Pill

The scene from the Matrix is actually perfect to describe how "intellectuals" are reacting to psychedelics

Nov 16, 2024 •

Political Codependence—Not Political Nihilism—Is what this reckoning is about

When performative progress meets systemic "benign neglect": understanding political codependence in modern America.

Nov 15, 2024 •

The Politics of Intelligence, Meritocracy, and Equality: Tyranny of the Mid

I had a tweet about IQ go viral. There's some serious cognitive dissonance in the world about excellence, exceptionalism, and merit. This is what some…

Nov 14, 2024 •

What do Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, and Eliezer Yudkowsky have in common?

A lesson on epistemic tribes, conviction, and polar referents.

Nov 12, 2024 •

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