a successful rationalist organisation should be right up at the zero end of the scale
Because everyone knows that reversed stupidity is the best form of rationality ever.
Here are some guidelines for the new ultra-rational community to follow:
Don’t have any leadership. If someone tries to organize something, make sure you criticize them loudly and question their motives, until they crawl away crying.
Prevent new people from joining you.
Money making or any success in real life should be considered shameful.
Emphasise that there is no truth, no reality, ever. You are an intolerant bigot if you think that 2+2=4.
You shall never: sing, dance, read poetry, give someone cookie, smile, etc.
You should invest a lot of energy into offending your group members, and especially anyone who tries to do something admirable.
You should never feel guilty for being an asshole to other members of your group.
Preferably, you should not even speak with other group members. Or meet them.
If you break any of these rules, I can give you a hyperlink to a cultish behavior.
Nice response so I’m keeping it, but killthread beyond this point, or take it to the LW uncensored thread on Reddit. Attention equals reward for trolls.
Discussion of this action is also meta and should also go to the uncensored thread (posting a link there will be tolerated so long as the body text is not offensive).
Because everyone knows that reversed stupidity is the best form of rationality ever.
Here are some guidelines for the new ultra-rational community to follow:
Don’t have any leadership. If someone tries to organize something, make sure you criticize them loudly and question their motives, until they crawl away crying.
Prevent new people from joining you.
Money making or any success in real life should be considered shameful.
Emphasise that there is no truth, no reality, ever. You are an intolerant bigot if you think that 2+2=4.
You shall never: sing, dance, read poetry, give someone cookie, smile, etc.
You should invest a lot of energy into offending your group members, and especially anyone who tries to do something admirable.
You should never feel guilty for being an asshole to other members of your group.
Preferably, you should not even speak with other group members. Or meet them.
If you break any of these rules, I can give you a hyperlink to a cultish behavior.
Nice response so I’m keeping it, but killthread beyond this point, or take it to the LW uncensored thread on Reddit. Attention equals reward for trolls.
Discussion of this action is also meta and should also go to the uncensored thread (posting a link there will be tolerated so long as the body text is not offensive).