I’ve been a LessWrong lurker (without an account) for around ten years, ever since the Roko’s Basilisk “thing”, so… This comic isn’t targeted at the LessWrong community but was created by it.
The unusual style, gaming-related language, and iconography typical of manga and comics help bypass the bias known as “mortality salience.” I’m trying to convey this message more indirectly, aiming to engage people who might not usually be interested in these topics or who would typically engage in “worldview defense”.
Anyway, I’ve corrected a few of the issues that some pointed out. Thanks for the helpful feedback.
What deeply frustrates me is the way content is rated, ordered and created as a broad phenomenon in today’s internet. I find it challenging to cope with how cultural products are dumbed down to the point of being unbearable because of algorithms, click optimization. This bitterness is beginning to affect my life and my relationships with people in general.
What deeply frustrates me is the way content is rated, ordered and created as a broad phenomenon in today’s internet.
Tangential, but I’d be interested to hear/read more about this. I have similar feelings but thoughts around this are very disorganized and blurry, rather than well laid out and clear.
Thanks for the mod for the deus ex machina.
I’ve been a LessWrong lurker (without an account) for around ten years, ever since the Roko’s Basilisk “thing”, so… This comic isn’t targeted at the LessWrong community but was created by it.
The unusual style, gaming-related language, and iconography typical of manga and comics help bypass the bias known as “mortality salience.” I’m trying to convey this message more indirectly, aiming to engage people who might not usually be interested in these topics or who would typically engage in “worldview defense”.
Anyway, I’ve corrected a few of the issues that some pointed out. Thanks for the helpful feedback.
What deeply frustrates me is the way content is rated, ordered and created as a broad phenomenon in today’s internet. I find it challenging to cope with how cultural products are dumbed down to the point of being unbearable because of algorithms, click optimization. This bitterness is beginning to affect my life and my relationships with people in general.
You’re welcome! Sorry for the variance in the karma system. It does take quite a while for things to settle.
I liked your post.
Tangential, but I’d be interested to hear/read more about this. I have similar feelings but thoughts around this are very disorganized and blurry, rather than well laid out and clear.