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Is masochism necessary?
PhilGoetz
Apr 10, 2009, 11:48 PM
9
points
147
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Metauncertainty
jimmy
Apr 10, 2009, 11:41 PM
26
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Maybe Theism Is OK
byrnema
Apr 10, 2009, 9:09 PM
−2
points
37
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Akrasia and Shangri-La
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 10, 2009, 8:53 PM
53
points
97
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Unfinished Mystery of the Shangri-La Diet
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 10, 2009, 8:30 PM
49
points
232
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Spay or Neuter Your Irrationalities
Alicorn
Apr 10, 2009, 8:08 PM
3
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
That Crisis thing seems pretty useful
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 10, 2009, 5:10 PM
18
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
How theism works
Paul Crowley
Apr 10, 2009, 4:16 PM
59
points
39
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Beware of Other-Optimizing
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 10, 2009, 1:58 AM
190
points
119
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The uniquely awful example of theism
gjm
Apr 10, 2009, 12:30 AM
45
points
175
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Extreme Rationality: It Could Be Great
badger
Apr 9, 2009, 10:00 PM
16
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Silver Chairs, Paternalism, and Akrasia
dclayh
Apr 9, 2009, 9:24 PM
34
points
40
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Secret Identities vs. Groupthink
Swimmy
Apr 9, 2009, 8:26 PM
23
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Playing to Win”
CronoDAS
Apr 9, 2009, 3:45 PM
29
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Extreme Rationality: It’s Not That Great
Scott Alexander
Apr 9, 2009, 2:44 AM
252
points
281
comments
8
min read
LW
link
“Stuck In The Middle With Bruce”
CronoDAS
Apr 9, 2009, 12:24 AM
105
points
101
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Less Wrong IRC Meetup
jimrandomh
Apr 8, 2009, 10:16 PM
4
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality, Cryonics and Pascal’s Wager
Roko
Apr 8, 2009, 8:28 PM
18
points
58
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Mandatory Secret Identities
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 8, 2009, 6:10 PM
68
points
186
comments
3
min read
LW
link
E-Prime
CannibalSmith
Apr 8, 2009, 1:01 PM
19
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Obvious identity fail
KatjaGrace
Apr 8, 2009, 6:00 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Zero-based karma coming through
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 8, 2009, 1:19 AM
9
points
40
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Help, help, I’m being oppressed!
Scott Alexander
Apr 7, 2009, 11:22 PM
43
points
145
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Whining-Based Communities
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 7, 2009, 8:31 PM
87
points
99
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Of Lies and Black Swan Blowups
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 7, 2009, 6:26 PM
32
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Eternal Sunshine of the Rational Mind
Cyan
Apr 7, 2009, 3:10 PM
10
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What isn’t the wiki for?
Paul Crowley
Apr 7, 2009, 10:36 AM
9
points
25
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Newcomb’s Problem vs. One-Shot Prisoner’s Dilemma
Wei Dai
Apr 7, 2009, 5:32 AM
14
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On Comments, Voting, and Karma—Part I
thomblake
Apr 7, 2009, 2:44 AM
10
points
47
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Extenuating Circumstances
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 6, 2009, 10:57 PM
56
points
42
comments
4
min read
LW
link
What do fellow rationalists think about Mensa?
taw
Apr 6, 2009, 10:08 PM
6
points
33
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationalist wiki, redux
Paul Crowley
Apr 6, 2009, 7:24 PM
12
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Average utilitarianism must be correct?
PhilGoetz
Apr 6, 2009, 5:10 PM
5
points
168
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Newcomb’s Problem standard positions
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 6, 2009, 5:05 PM
7
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationalists should beware rationalism
Kaj_Sotala
Apr 6, 2009, 2:16 PM
32
points
32
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Heuristic is not a bad word
HughRistik
Apr 6, 2009, 6:55 AM
12
points
13
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Rationality Toughness Tests
RobinHanson
Apr 6, 2009, 1:12 AM
28
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationalist Wiki
badger
Apr 6, 2009, 12:19 AM
11
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Real-Life Anthropic Weirdness
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 5, 2009, 10:26 PM
33
points
90
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Supporting the underdog is explained by Hanson’s Near/Far distinction
Roko
Apr 5, 2009, 8:22 PM
31
points
27
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Formalizing Newcomb’s
cousin_it
Apr 5, 2009, 3:39 PM
22
points
117
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Voting etiquette
gjm
Apr 5, 2009, 2:28 PM
13
points
37
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Off-Topic Discussion Thread: April 2009
MBlume
Apr 5, 2009, 3:23 AM
12
points
68
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why Support the Underdog?
Scott Alexander
Apr 5, 2009, 12:01 AM
43
points
102
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The First London Rationalist Meetup
taw
Apr 4, 2009, 5:49 PM
15
points
14
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Incremental Progress and the Valley
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 4, 2009, 4:42 PM
98
points
113
comments
6
min read
LW
link
On dollars, utility, and crack cocaine
PhilGoetz
Apr 4, 2009, 12:00 AM
16
points
100
comments
2
min read
LW
link
First London Rationalist Meeting upcoming
taw
Apr 3, 2009, 10:28 PM
5
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Another Call to End Aid to Africa
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Apr 3, 2009, 6:55 PM
11
points
38
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Winning is Hard
whpearson
Apr 3, 2009, 5:02 PM
−10
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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