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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)

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[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

like with the terrorist group isil, you should not give it to freddie de fucking boer.

[–] BigMuffN69@awful.systems 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'm ignorant- give me the lore drop.

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

According to wikipedia he's a eugenics enjoyer. Another W for nominative determinism I guess.

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 1 points 1 hour ago

Explains his gushing over Scott in the intro.

I still think he makes a lot of good points in that promptfondlers are losing their shit because people aren't buyin the swill they're selling.

In a similar vein, check out this comment on LW.

[on "starting an independent org to research/verify the claims of embryo selection companies"] I see how it "feels" worth doing, but I don't think that intuition survives analysis.

Very few realistic timelines now include the next generation contributing to solving alignment. If we get it wrong, the next generation's capabilities are irrelevant, and if we get it right, they're still probably irrelevant. I feel like these sorts of projects imply not believing in ASI. This is standard for most of the world, but I am puzzled how LessWrong regulars could still coherently hold that view.

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/hhbibJGt2aQqKJLb7/shortform-1?commentId=25HfwcGxC3Gxy9sHi

So belieiving in the inevitable coming of the robot god is dogma on LW now. This is a cult.

[–] BigMuffN69@awful.systems 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I feel ya, I got got by that Sam Kriss piece dunking on hpmor last week.

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 1 points 59 minutes ago

Never trust a guy with a substack