During Trump 1 I toyed with making a Twitter bot that would call random things ‘Marxist’ (with a username like ‘marxmywords’ or a similar pun). Decided against it due to the issues with purging dog whistles or slurs, but thanks to Mr Karp I’m starting to reconsider…
Read the comments against my better judgement. Couple of ‘erm ackshuallys’ and then one comment from a self-described ‘former rationalist’ that starts out reasonable enough…then nosedives into something vile (for the record I’m not talking about their complains about how mean Scoot was)
Turns out ‘Grey Tribe’ was a glorified NPC Wojak But RationalistTM
Dissident RIght
An Oxymoron If There Ever Was One
Good News, Everyone! Longtime Dimes Square hangout Kiki’s has been shut down - due to nonpayment of taxes (some allegations of wage theft too?)
I’m at a bar trying to watch the Knicks, and there’s someone 2 seats over from me very loudly talking to their date about AI with a lot of LessWrong-coded talking points. For the love of Jalen Brunson just let me watch the fucking game
URL Typo - fixed it
oh boohoo Beff let me play a sad song for you on the world’s smallest violin
Their Branding Guidelines have several logos - including ones where the 7 doesn’t accidentally form a Wolfsangel/Ger-Rune/Lightening Bolt type of shape.
These AI orgs don’t get the benefit of the doubt (FYI on further investigation this looks like a Saudi outfit. Not that they’re any better, mind you)
Trump giving a speech at some TESCREAL-coded nonprofit that’s got some…interesting design in their logo
Waitwaitwait
I just learned these people aren’t talking about Computer Numerical Control
Pass the brain bleach pls
Tudeh are western stooges
Moldbug 🤝 Iranian Government
That cuts both ways, you just need to be the last person in the room to speak with Trump
Looking at the bloodthirsty freaks he’s put in charge of our military / intelligence / diplomatic apparatus, and I don’t like them odds
Clears Throat More like Bootlickerbart