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Screwtape

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I’m Screwtape, also known as Skyler. I’m an aspiring rationalist originally introduced to the community through HPMoR, and I stayed around because the writers here kept improving how I thought. I’m fond of the Rationality As A Martial Art metaphor, new mental tools to make my life better, and meeting people who are strange in ways I find familiar and comfortable. If you’re ever in the Boston area, feel free to say hi.

Starting early in 2023, I’m the ACX Meetups Czar. You might also know me from the New York City Rationalist Megameetup, editing the Animorphs: The Reckoning podfic, or being that guy at meetups with a bright bandanna who gets really excited when people bring up indie tabletop roleplaying games.

I recognize that last description might fit more than one person.

Prac­tic­ing Be­ing Wrong

Feb 23, 2025, 5:45 PM
9 points
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HPMOR An­niver­sary Guide

ScrewtapeFeb 22, 2025, 4:17 PM
63 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

It’s been ten years. I pro­pose HPMOR An­niver­sary Par­ties.

ScrewtapeFeb 16, 2025, 1:43 AM
153 points
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Think­ing Physics and Think­ing Faster

Feb 9, 2025, 5:28 PM
7 points
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Chaos In­vest­ments v0.31

ScrewtapeFeb 8, 2025, 6:53 AM
15 points
1 comment9 min readLW link

Chi­canery: No

ScrewtapeFeb 6, 2025, 5:42 AM
31 points
10 comments5 min readLW link

Re­view­ing LessWrong: Screw­tape’s Ba­sic Answer

ScrewtapeFeb 5, 2025, 4:30 AM
96 points
18 comments6 min readLW link

In­for­ma­tion Ver­sus Action

ScrewtapeFeb 4, 2025, 5:13 AM
27 points
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Pick two: con­cise, com­pre­hen­sive, or clear rules

ScrewtapeFeb 3, 2025, 6:39 AM
78 points
27 comments8 min readLW link

False­hoods you might be­lieve about peo­ple who are at a ra­tio­nal­ist meetup

ScrewtapeFeb 1, 2025, 11:32 PM
60 points
12 comments4 min readLW link

Cal­ibra­tion Practice

Jan 25, 2025, 6:03 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Six Small Co­hab­itive Games

ScrewtapeJan 15, 2025, 9:59 PM
40 points
7 comments13 min readLW link

Hu­mans Can Be Man­u­ally Strategic

ScrewtapeJan 10, 2025, 7:01 AM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

A LessWrong Re­view Meetup

ScrewtapeJan 10, 2025, 6:45 AM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

2024 Unoffi­cial LessWrong Cen­sus/​Survey

ScrewtapeDec 2, 2024, 5:30 AM
101 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

On The Ra­tion­al­ist Megameetup

ScrewtapeNov 23, 2024, 9:08 AM
25 points
3 comments10 min readLW link

A Con­flicted Linkspost

ScrewtapeNov 21, 2024, 12:37 AM
52 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Bos­ton Sec­u­lar Sols­tice 2024

Nov 19, 2024, 5:05 AM
16 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

The Third Fun­da­men­tal Question

ScrewtapeNov 15, 2024, 4:01 AM
66 points
7 comments6 min readLW link

Anvil Shortage

ScrewtapeNov 13, 2024, 10:57 PM
92 points
16 comments4 min readLW link