in olivia’s case, it seems like the algorithm she’s running lately is roughly to try and make herself out as an authority to basically all of the late teens/early 20s transfem rationalists in a particular social circle. (we sometimes half-joking call outselves lgbtescreal, a name due to that beloved user tetraspace). i’ve heard it claimed by someone else in this community that olivia has bragged about achieving mod status in various discord servers we’ve been in, and derisively referred to us as “the 19 year olds” who she was nonetheless trying to gain influence over. i think olivia roughly just wants to be seen as powerful and influential, and (being transfem herself, and having a long history in the core rationality community) has an easy time influencing young rationalist transfems in particular.
in olivia’s case, it seems like the algorithm she’s running lately is roughly to try and make herself out as an authority to basically all of the late teens/early 20s transfem rationalists in a particular social circle. (we sometimes half-joking call outselves lgbtescreal, a name due to that beloved user tetraspace). i’ve heard it claimed by someone else in this community that olivia has bragged about achieving mod status in various discord servers we’ve been in, and derisively referred to us as “the 19 year olds” who she was nonetheless trying to gain influence over. i think olivia roughly just wants to be seen as powerful and influential, and (being transfem herself, and having a long history in the core rationality community) has an easy time influencing young rationalist transfems in particular.
good to hear it’s at least transparent enough for you to describe it directly like this. (edit: though the points in dawnlights post seem scarier)