Emotions

TagLast edit: Apr 2, 2025, 9:11 AM by gustaf

Contrary to the stereotype, rationality doesn’t mean denying emotion. When emotion is appropriate to the reality of the situation, it should be embraced; only when emotion isn’t appropriate should it be suppressed.

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The Straw Vulcan (50min watch) by Julia Galef (summary 7min read)
Vulcan Logic (3min read) by Hal Finney

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Four factors that moderate the intensity of emotions

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Three ways CFAR has changed my view of rationality

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Being at peace with Doom

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I learn better when I frame learning as Vengeance for losses incurred through ignorance, and you might too

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Resolving internal conflicts requires listening to what parts want

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Self-sacrifice is a scarce resource

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Emotions = Reward Functions

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You can be wrong about what you like, and you often are

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The Skill of Noticing Emotions

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You should just smile at strangers a lot

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Russell Conjugations list & voting thread

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You are not too “irrational” to know your preferences.

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Feelings are Good, Actually

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Emotional regulation, Part I: a problem summary

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[Question] How should one feel morally about using chatbots?

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The biological function of love for non-kin is to gain the trust of people we cannot deceive

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Are Deontological Moral Judgments Rationalizations?

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Conflicts between emotional schemas often involve internal coercion

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I’m scared.

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Generalized Hangriness: A Standard Rationalist Stance Toward Emotions

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Book review: The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self–Not Just Your “Good” Self–Drives Success and Fulfillment

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Tentatively considering emotional stories (IFS and “getting into Self”)

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Most people should probably feel safe most of the time

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The problem with too many rational memes

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Self-administered EMDR without a therapist is very useful for a lot of things!

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How to respond to the recent condemnations of the rationalist community

Christopher KingApr 4, 2023, 1:42 AM

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The Comedy of Behaviorism

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 2, 2008, 8:42 PM

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Taking Away the Guns First: The Fundamental Flaw in AI Development

s-iceNov 26, 2024, 10:11 PM

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Existential Angst Factory

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 19, 2008, 6:55 AM

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If You Demand Magic, Magic Won’t Help

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 22, 2008, 6:10 PM

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Fake Reductionism

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[Question] What are the most common social insecurities?

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A Critique of “Utility”

Zero ContradictionsMar 20, 2025, 11:21 PM

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Raymond KoopmanschapFeb 27, 2024, 3:10 PM

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New Improved Lottery

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 13, 2007, 11:42 PM

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Let’s talk about Impostor syndrome in AI safety

Igor IvanovSep 22, 2023, 1:51 PM

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“And that’s okay”: accepting and owning reality

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Jul 27, 2014, 7:13 PM

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