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Aesthetics

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Aesthetics: “Imagine if we could talk about why things seem beautiful and appealing, or ugly and unappealing. Where do these preferences come from, in a causal sense? Do we still endorse them when we know their origins? What happens when we bring tacit things into consciousness, when we talk carefully about what aesthetics evoke in us, and how that might be the same or different from person to person?” – Naming the Nameless, Sarah Constantin

Nam­ing the Nameless

sarahconstantinMar 22, 2018, 12:35 AM
133 points
43 comments13 min readLW link3 reviews

Prop­a­gat­ing Facts into Aesthetics

RaemonDec 19, 2019, 4:09 AM
133 points
38 comments11 min readLW link1 review

Things you are sup­posed to like

PhilGoetzOct 22, 2011, 2:04 AM
101 points
372 comments3 min readLW link

An In­tro­duc­tion To The Man­delbrot Set That Doesn’t Men­tion Com­plex Numbers

YitzJan 17, 2024, 9:48 AM
82 points
11 comments9 min readLW link

How webs of mean­ing grow and change

HazardAug 14, 2020, 1:58 PM
14 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

The Steam­punk Aesthetic

RaemonMar 8, 2018, 9:06 AM
73 points
17 comments8 min readLW link

What’s good about haikus?

KatjaGraceJan 13, 2021, 8:10 AM
14 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Nice Things

ZviMar 31, 2018, 12:30 PM
14 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Notes on Gracefulness

David GrossMay 28, 2024, 6:40 PM
20 points
2 comments25 min readLW link

Time­less Beauty

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 28, 2008, 4:32 AM
24 points
70 comments4 min readLW link

Real­is­tic thought experiments

KatjaGraceApr 4, 2018, 1:50 AM
26 points
8 comments1 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

12 Virtues of Ra­tion­al­ity posters/​icons

habrykaJul 22, 2018, 5:19 AM
59 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Sa­vanna Poets

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 18, 2008, 6:42 PM
69 points
40 comments5 min readLW link

Beau­tiful Math

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 10, 2008, 10:43 PM
33 points
35 comments3 min readLW link

Zen and the Art of Rationality

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 24, 2007, 4:36 AM
55 points
33 comments5 min readLW link

Awww, a Zebra

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 1, 2008, 1:28 AM
31 points
53 comments1 min readLW link

Prefer­ence syn­the­sis illus­trated: Star Wars

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 9, 2020, 4:47 PM
20 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

Ex­pect­ing Beauty

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 12, 2008, 3:00 AM
27 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

How Can One Tell What Is Beau­tiful?

Erich_GrunewaldMay 15, 2021, 12:55 PM
5 points
3 comments15 min readLW link
(www.erichgrunewald.com)

In­ward and out­ward steelmanning

Q HomeJul 14, 2022, 11:32 PM
13 points
6 comments18 min readLW link

The Medium Is The Bandage

party girlAug 10, 2022, 1:45 AM
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0 comments10 min readLW link

Vague con­cepts, fam­ily re­sem­blance and cluster prop­er­ties

Q HomeAug 20, 2022, 10:21 AM
18 points
8 comments7 min readLW link

Is be­ing sexy for your homies?

ValentineDec 13, 2023, 8:37 PM
189 points
100 comments14 min readLW link2 reviews

DIY LessWrong Jewelry

FluffnuttAug 25, 2024, 9:33 PM
33 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Guide to ra­tio­nal­ist in­te­rior decorating

mingyuanJun 19, 2023, 6:47 AM
314 points
49 comments12 min readLW link4 reviews

Beau­tiful ugly websites

Itay DreyfusMar 29, 2024, 2:54 PM
5 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(productidentity.co)

Con­flict in Posthu­man Literature

Martín SotoApr 6, 2024, 10:26 PM
40 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(twitter.com)

All pi­geons are ugly!

ErisJan 28, 2025, 3:18 PM
−9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Mun­dane Magic

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 31, 2008, 4:00 PM
280 points
97 comments3 min readLW link

If You De­mand Magic, Magic Won’t Help

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 22, 2008, 6:10 PM
192 points
142 comments4 min readLW link

Fun The­ory in EverQuest

moridinamaelFeb 5, 2018, 8:26 PM
34 points
2 comments9 min readLW link
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