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LW: saying sorry to people might be good, actually

https://lemmy.world/post/10314303

LW: saying sorry to people might be good, actually - Lemmy.World

"If civilization flourishes in this century, It will have been because of the will of ~1,000 dudes in SF, LA, and D.C."

https://lemmy.world/post/4451298

LessWrong: "Assume Bad Faith"

https://lemmy.world/post/3852653

LessWrong: "Assume Bad Faith" - Lemmy.world

in which yud bets $150k (at 150:1 odds) that aliens don't exist

https://lemmy.world/post/2097921

in which yud bets $150k (at 150:1 odds) that aliens don't exist - Lemmy.world

he takes a couple pages to explain why he know that sightings of UFOs aren’t alien because he can simply infer how superintelligent beings will operate + how advanced their technology is. he then undercuts his point by saying that he’s very uncertain about both of those things, but wraps it up nicely with an excessively wordy speech about how making big bets on your beliefs is the responsible way to be a thought leader. bravo