If nothing else, I hope this essay will leave you feeling grateful that you no longer have to do a decades-long bootstrapping process the way Eliezer and Nancy and I and others like us had to in the before times. I doubt any of us are sorry we put in the effort, but being able to shortcut a lot of it is a good thing.
Thank you for introducing us to those who built this basilica. Just in looking up General Semantics, I’ve learned more about the culture wars that preceded the ones we now fight, and I learned who a few of the generals were on both sides.
Thank you for introducing us to those who built this basilica. Just in looking up General Semantics, I’ve learned more about the culture wars that preceded the ones we now fight, and I learned who a few of the generals were on both sides.