Social & Cultural Dynamics

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Notes on Courtesy

David GrossDec 16, 2020, 4:08 AM

11 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

Violent Unraveling: Suicidal Majoritarianism

mako yassJul 29, 2021, 9:29 AM

6 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Sasha Chapin on bad social norms in rationality/EA

Kaj_SotalaNov 17, 2021, 9:43 AM

51 points

22 comments5 min readLW link

(sashachapin.substack.com)

Economic Class

lsusrMar 2, 2021, 1:58 AM

27 points

16 comments3 min readLW link

Notes on Teaching in Prison

jsdApr 19, 2023, 1:53 AM

274 points

13 comments12 min readLW link

We’re already in AI takeoff

ValentineMar 8, 2022, 11:09 PM

145 points

119 comments7 min readLW link

A Crisper Explanation of Simulacrum Levels

Thane RuthenisDec 23, 2023, 10:13 PM

92 points

13 comments13 min readLW link

The Virtue of Silence

Scott AlexanderJun 14, 2013, 7:00 PM

129 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Social behavior curves, equilibria, and radicalism

Eric NeymanJun 5, 2021, 1:39 AM

189 points

18 comments20 min readLW link 1 review

(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

Two Prosocial Rejection Norms

EmrikApr 28, 2022, 8:53 PM

54 points

21 comments3 min readLW link

Frame Control

AellaNov 27, 2021, 10:59 PM

329 points

282 comments23 min readLW link 2 reviews

social lemon markets

bhauthApr 25, 2024, 2:18 AM

22 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

(www.bhauth.com)

[Question] Silly Online Rules

Gunnar_ZarnckeJun 8, 2022, 8:40 PM

8 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Why Are Women Hot?

Jacob FalkovichDec 18, 2022, 11:20 PM

17 points

19 comments11 min readLW link

Anti-social Punishment

Martin SustrikSep 27, 2018, 7:08 AM

310 points

66 comments6 min readLW link 3 reviews

Politics is way too meta

Rob BensingerMar 17, 2021, 7:04 AM

291 points

46 comments11 min readLW link 1 review

Democracy Is in Danger, but Not for the Reasons You Think

ExCephNov 6, 2022, 9:15 PM

−7 points

4 comments12 min readLW link

(ginnungagapfoundation.wordpress.com)

Something Unfathomable: Unaligned Humanity and how we’re racing against death with death

Yuli_BanFeb 27, 2023, 11:37 AM

13 points

14 comments19 min readLW link

Professing and Cheering

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 2, 2007, 7:20 AM

120 points

45 comments2 min readLW link

Long Now, and Culture vs Artifacts

RaemonFeb 3, 2020, 9:49 PM

26 points

3 comments6 min readLW link

Unwitting cult leaders

Kaj_SotalaFeb 11, 2021, 11:10 AM

119 points

9 comments3 min readLW link 1 review

(kajsotala.fi)

Book review: WEIRDest People

PeterMcCluskeyNov 30, 2020, 3:33 AM

105 points

57 comments9 min readLW link

(www.bayesianinvestor.com)

Self-consciousness wants to make everything about itself

jessicataJul 3, 2019, 1:44 AM

44 points

70 comments6 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

Archipelago and Atomic Communitarianism

Scott AlexanderJun 7, 2014, 4:44 PM

23 points

3 comments22 min readLW link

Duncan Sabien: “In Defense of Punch Bug”

Davis_KingsleyMay 3, 2018, 8:26 AM

30 points

187 comments1 min readLW link

(medium.com)

Intellectual Hipsters and Meta-Contrarianism

Scott AlexanderSep 13, 2010, 9:36 PM

377 points

367 comments8 min readLW link

The Seeker’s Game – Vignettes from the Bay

YuliaJul 9, 2023, 7:32 PM

141 points

19 comments16 min readLW link

I read “White Fragility” so you don’t have to (but maybe you should)

David GrossSep 6, 2021, 10:31 PM

40 points

103 comments7 min readLW link

Why Our Kind Can’t Cooperate

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 20, 2009, 8:37 AM

295 points

211 comments9 min readLW link

Reneging Prosocially

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Nov 30, 2021, 7:01 PM

174 points

15 comments17 min readLW link 1 review

Here’s the exit.

ValentineNov 21, 2022, 6:07 PM

105 points

180 comments10 min readLW link 5 reviews

Balancing Games

jefftkFeb 24, 2024, 2:40 PM

61 points

18 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Fact Checking and Retaliation Against Sources

jefftkJan 4, 2024, 12:41 AM

7 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Social status part 1/2: negotiations over object-level preferences

Steven ByrnesMar 5, 2024, 4:29 PM

118 points

15 comments21 min readLW link

Podcast discussing Hanson’s Cultural Drift Argument

vaishnav92 and regan.arntz.gray

Oct 20, 2024, 5:58 PM

3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(moralmayhem.substack.com)

Is Success the Enemy of Freedom? (Full)

alkjashOct 26, 2020, 8:25 PM

299 points

69 comments9 min readLW link 1 review

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Motte-and-Bailey: a Short Explanation

LorecOct 23, 2024, 10:29 PM

12 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Failures in Kindness

silentbobMar 26, 2024, 9:30 PM

415 points

60 comments9 min readLW link

The Online Sports Gambling Experiment Has Failed

ZviNov 11, 2024, 2:30 PM

284 points

59 comments11 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Current Attitudes Toward AI Provide Little Data Relevant to Attitudes Toward AGI

Seth HerdNov 12, 2024, 6:23 PM

17 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

Social events with plausible deniability

ChipmonkNov 18, 2024, 6:25 PM

25 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

(chrislakin.blog)

Approval Extraction Advertised as Production

BenquoDec 15, 2019, 2:51 PM

82 points

39 comments19 min readLW link 3 reviews

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Epistemic Tenure

Scott GarrabrantFeb 18, 2019, 10:56 PM

89 points

27 comments3 min readLW link

Supporting the underdog is explained by Hanson’s Near/Far distinction

RokoApr 5, 2009, 8:22 PM

31 points

27 comments4 min readLW link

Social status part 2/2: everything else

Steven ByrnesMar 5, 2024, 4:29 PM

65 points

2 comments23 min readLW link

What is the optimal frontier for due diligence?

RobertM and Ruby

Sep 8, 2023, 6:20 PM

41 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Socratic Grilling

SilasBartaNov 12, 2020, 9:16 PM

9 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Civility Is Never Neutral

ozymandiasNov 22, 2017, 4:54 PM

57 points

15 comments4 min readLW link

The Failed Strategy of Artificial Intelligence Doomers

Ben PaceJan 31, 2025, 6:56 PM

136 points

78 comments5 min readLW link

(www.palladiummag.com)

We Fell For It

Nicholas / Heather KrossFeb 5, 2025, 3:07 AM

−2 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

(www.thinkingmuchbetter.com)

A car journey with conservative evangelicals—Understanding some British political-religious beliefs

Nathan YoungDec 6, 2024, 11:22 AM

41 points

8 comments6 min readLW link

(nathanpmyoung.substack.com)

Meme or Die: Modern Societies are Dependent on Emotionally Rich Memes to Rapidly Evolve

monkymindMar 30, 2023, 8:59 AM

11 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

Fundamental Uncertainty: Chapter 8 - When does fundamental uncertainty matter?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyApr 26, 2024, 6:10 PM

11 points

2 comments32 min readLW link

A Self-Respect Feedback Loop

ialdabaothMay 11, 2018, 11:09 PM

39 points

20 comments3 min readLW link

Debugging the student

Adam ZernerDec 16, 2020, 7:07 AM

46 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

We desperately need to talk more about human challenge trials.

DirectedEvolutionDec 19, 2020, 10:00 AM

29 points

25 comments4 min readLW link

Loneliness and suicide mitigation for students using GPT3-enabled chatbots (survey of Replika users in Nature)

Kaj_SotalaJan 23, 2024, 2:05 PM

45 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

(www.nature.com)

Palworld development blog post

bhauthJan 28, 2024, 5:56 AM

81 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

(note.com)

The Toxoplasma of AGI Doom and Capabilities?

Robert_AIZIApr 24, 2023, 6:11 PM

72 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

The two-tiered society

Roman LeventovMay 13, 2024, 7:53 AM

5 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

Overconfidence is Deceit

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Feb 17, 2021, 10:45 AM

78 points

29 comments11 min readLW link

story-based decision-making

bhauthFeb 7, 2024, 2:35 AM

89 points

11 comments4 min readLW link

Romance, misunderstanding, social stances, and the human LLM

Kaj_SotalaApr 27, 2023, 12:59 PM

75 points

32 comments16 min readLW link

[Lecture Club] Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

VaniverMar 8, 2021, 3:22 PM

72 points

207 comments2 min readLW link

The Perils of Professionalism

ScrewtapeNov 7, 2023, 12:07 AM

44 points

1 comment10 min readLW link

[Book Review] Destiny Disrupted

lsusrMar 21, 2021, 7:09 AM

58 points

4 comments9 min readLW link

Gossip

Yoav RavidMar 21, 2021, 1:36 PM

12 points

7 comments11 min readLW link

The Relationship Between Hierarchy and Wealth

sarahconstantinJan 23, 2019, 2:00 AM

59 points

8 comments12 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Politics is the Mind-Killer

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 18, 2007, 9:23 PM

299 points

243 comments2 min readLW link

Academia as Company Hierarchy

Virgil KurkjianMay 9, 2021, 5:29 PM

72 points

40 comments18 min readLW link

[Valence series] 4. Valence & Liking / Admiring

Steven ByrnesJun 10, 2024, 2:19 PM

48 points

12 comments14 min readLW link

The Case for Privacy Optimism

bmgarfinkelMar 10, 2020, 8:30 PM

43 points

1 comment32 min readLW link

(benmgarfinkel.wordpress.com)

T-Shaped Organizations

VaniverDec 16, 2019, 11:48 PM

49 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

[Valence series] 4. Valence & Social Status (deprecated)

Steven ByrnesDec 15, 2023, 2:24 PM

35 points

19 comments11 min readLW link

Chronic perfectionism through the eyes of school reports

Stuart JohnsonJun 19, 2024, 5:46 PM

13 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

The Intelligent Social Web

ValentineFeb 22, 2018, 6:55 PM

230 points

112 comments12 min readLW link 2 reviews

Book Review: Order Without Law

philhJul 10, 2021, 9:50 PM

64 points

5 comments49 min readLW link

(reasonableapproximation.net)

Levels of communication

Kaj_SotalaMar 23, 2010, 9:32 PM

63 points

73 comments3 min readLW link

Book review: The Explanation of Ideology

PeterMcCluskeyJul 20, 2021, 3:42 AM

43 points

10 comments9 min readLW link

(www.bayesianinvestor.com)

I Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup

Scott AlexanderSep 2, 2017, 8:22 AM

106 points

5 comments28 min readLW link

Society Is Fixed, Biology Is Mutable

Scott AlexanderSep 11, 2014, 12:27 AM

49 points

1 comment3 min readLW link

What can we learn from traditional societies?

mukashiOct 5, 2021, 12:24 AM

18 points

11 comments11 min readLW link

How The West Was Won

Scott AlexanderJul 26, 2016, 3:05 AM

40 points

10 comments17 min readLW link

In Favor of Niceness, Community, and Civilization

Scott AlexanderFeb 23, 2014, 10:24 PM

84 points

9 comments20 min readLW link

Notes on Brainwashing & ‘Cults’

gwernSep 13, 2013, 8:49 PM

79 points

106 comments16 min readLW link

The end of Victorian culture, part I: structural forces

David Hugh-JonesDec 9, 2021, 7:25 PM

24 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

Market norms and Social norms

TruetoThisAug 6, 2020, 6:27 PM

3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

The end of Victorian culture, part II: people and history

David Hugh-JonesDec 18, 2021, 6:55 PM

9 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

The Ideology Is Not The Movement

Scott AlexanderApr 5, 2016, 1:52 AM

40 points

3 comments24 min readLW link

Causality and determinism in social science—An investigation using Pearl’s causal ladder

tailcalledJan 3, 2022, 5:51 PM

12 points

10 comments9 min readLW link

[Book Review]: The Bonobo and the Atheist by Frans De Waal

J BostockJan 5, 2022, 10:29 PM

17 points

0 comments14 min readLW link

Meditations On Moloch

Scott AlexanderJul 30, 2014, 4:00 AM

196 points

10 comments47 min readLW link

Experimenting with microsolidarity crews

Jarred FilmerFeb 6, 2022, 11:41 AM

50 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Book Review: Secular Cycles

Scott AlexanderAug 13, 2019, 4:10 AM

62 points

10 comments16 min readLW link 1 review

(slatestarcodex.com)

What The Foucault

adamShimiFeb 19, 2022, 10:48 PM

39 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

The Dawn of Everything: a review

David Hugh-JonesMar 21, 2022, 12:53 PM

32 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

Giving calibrated time estimates can have social costs

Alex_AltairApr 3, 2022, 9:23 PM

99 points

16 comments5 min readLW link

Notes on the Autobiography of Malcolm X

BenquoApr 6, 2022, 7:34 PM

10 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

The Amish

PeterMcCluskeyApr 12, 2022, 2:54 AM

49 points

5 comments6 min readLW link

(www.bayesianinvestor.com)

Narrative Syncing

AnnaSalamonMay 1, 2022, 1:48 AM

118 points

48 comments7 min readLW link 1 review

Feminism and Femininity

NathanBarnardMay 18, 2022, 10:53 PM

4 points

8 comments6 min readLW link

Benign Boundary Violations

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)May 26, 2022, 6:48 AM

207 points

84 comments18 min readLW link 1 review

On The Spectrum, On The Guest List: (ii) LAVO

party girlMay 27, 2022, 4:45 PM

18 points

3 comments18 min readLW link

(onthespectrumontheguestlist.substack.com)

An inquiry into the thoughts of twenty-five people in India

KatjaGraceMay 28, 2022, 8:30 AM

21 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Eternal youth as eternal suffering

ShmiJun 4, 2022, 1:48 AM

7 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Different Worlds

Scott AlexanderOct 3, 2017, 4:10 AM

73 points

16 comments14 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

Staying Split: Sabatini and Social Justice

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Jun 8, 2022, 8:32 AM

153 points

28 comments21 min readLW link

On The Spectrum, On The Guest List: (v) The Fleur Room

party girlJun 10, 2022, 2:50 PM

8 points

1 comment14 min readLW link

(onthespectrumontheguestlist.substack.com)

Evaporative Cooling of Group Beliefs

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 7, 2007, 11:08 PM

176 points

52 comments3 min readLW link

Asch’s Conformity Experiment

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 26, 2007, 7:03 AM

68 points

67 comments4 min readLW link

Wyclif’s Dust: the missing chapter

David Hugh-JonesJul 22, 2022, 6:27 PM

9 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

Lonely Dissent

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 28, 2007, 4:23 AM

169 points

91 comments4 min readLW link

Ethnic Tension And Meaningless Arguments

Scott AlexanderNov 5, 2014, 3:38 AM

93 points

8 comments22 min readLW link

Open Bands: Leading Rhythm

jefftkOct 26, 2022, 2:30 PM

10 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

The Social Recession: By the Numbers

antonomonOct 29, 2022, 6:45 PM

165 points

29 comments8 min readLW link

(novum.substack.com)

Mastodon Linking Norms

jefftkNov 10, 2022, 3:10 PM

9 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Systems of Survival

VaniverDec 9, 2022, 5:13 AM

63 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

All Debates Are Bravery Debates

Scott AlexanderJun 9, 2013, 7:00 PM

118 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

Against accusing people of motte and bailey

Kaj_SotalaJun 3, 2018, 9:31 PM

43 points

14 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] When to mention irrelevant accusations?

philhJan 14, 2023, 9:58 PM

20 points

50 comments1 min readLW link

Robin Hanson on “Explaining the Sacred”

RaemonFeb 6, 2023, 12:50 AM

13 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

(www.overcomingbias.com)

Why is Everyone So Boring? By Robin Hanson

trevorFeb 6, 2023, 4:17 AM

57 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

(www.overcomingbias.com)

Outside Analysis and Blind Spots

orthonormalJul 21, 2009, 1:00 AM

82 points

34 comments5 min readLW link

Predicting Future Morality

ESRogsMay 6, 2018, 7:17 AM

13 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

A Parable On Obsolete Ideologies

Scott AlexanderMay 13, 2009, 10:51 PM

185 points

288 comments7 min readLW link

Book Review: Ages Of Discord

Scott AlexanderSep 3, 2019, 6:30 AM

36 points

1 comment21 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

Book Review: Why Honor Matters

ryan_bJun 25, 2018, 8:53 PM

33 points

9 comments12 min readLW link

Status Regulation and Anxious Underconfidence

Eliezer YudkowskyNov 16, 2017, 7:35 PM

83 points

18 comments21 min readLW link

High Status Eschews Quantification of Performance

niplavMar 19, 2023, 10:14 PM

127 points

36 comments5 min readLW link

Book review: The Complacent Class

Richard_NgoOct 13, 2018, 7:20 PM

20 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

Notes on Social Responsibility

David GrossMar 19, 2022, 2:44 PM

17 points

4 comments19 min readLW link

Notes on Judgment and Righteous Anger

David GrossJan 30, 2021, 7:31 PM

13 points

1 comment7 min readLW link

Guided By The Beauty Of Our Weapons

Scott AlexanderMar 24, 2017, 4:33 AM

66 points

5 comments19 min readLW link

Honors Fuel Achievement

Samo BurjaJun 10, 2019, 4:10 PM

38 points

2 comments8 min readLW link

(medium.com)

Social Technology

Samo BurjaMar 2, 2018, 7:54 PM

13 points

3 comments11 min readLW link

Teachers vs. Tutors

[deleted]Oct 26, 2010, 4:59 PM

18 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

Mob and Bailey

ScrewtapeMay 25, 2023, 10:14 PM

82 points

17 comments7 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] What are some “Communities and Cultures Different From Our Own?”

RaemonMay 12, 2019, 10:03 PM

29 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

The Asshole Filter

DragonGodOct 7, 2017, 4:51 PM

40 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

(siderea.livejournal.com)

Applause Lights

Eliezer YudkowskySep 11, 2007, 6:31 PM

375 points

99 comments2 min readLW link

Dunbar’s Function

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 31, 2008, 2:26 AM

68 points

65 comments6 min readLW link

The Nature of Offense

Wei DaiJul 23, 2009, 11:15 AM

135 points

179 comments3 min readLW link

Every Cause Wants To Be A Cult

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 12, 2007, 3:04 AM

125 points

41 comments3 min readLW link

Alignment Research Field Guide

abramdemskiMar 8, 2019, 7:57 PM

278 points

9 comments17 min readLW link 2 reviews

The Alignment-Competence Trade-Off, Part 1: Coalition Size and Signaling Costs

GentzelJan 15, 2020, 11:10 PM

30 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

(theconsequentialist.wordpress.com)

Culture, interpretive labor, and tidying one’s room

BenquoJul 26, 2018, 8:59 PM

25 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Of Two Minds

ValentineMay 17, 2018, 4:34 AM

94 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

How to Seem (and Be) Deep

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 14, 2007, 6:13 PM

118 points

122 comments4 min readLW link

Why Would A Certain Hoax Story Be Reported For So Long?

ServantMar 24, 2011, 5:11 PM

12 points

20 comments2 min readLW link

28 social psychology studies from Experiments With People (Frey & Gregg, 2017)

Yuxi_LiuJun 16, 2019, 2:23 AM

12 points

1 comment26 min readLW link

Are Your Enemies Innately Evil?

Eliezer YudkowskyJun 26, 2007, 9:13 PM

219 points

148 comments3 min readLW link

Conflict, the Rules of Engagement, and Professionalism

habrykaSep 5, 2020, 5:04 AM

47 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

my theory of the industrial revolution

bhauthFeb 28, 2024, 9:07 PM

23 points

7 comments3 min readLW link

(www.bhauth.com)

LK-99 in retrospect

bhauthJul 7, 2024, 2:06 AM

72 points

21 comments3 min readLW link

(www.bhauth.com)

[Question] Social Capital Paradoxes

abramdemskiSep 10, 2020, 6:44 PM

69 points

24 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] How do high-trust societies form?

Shankar SivarajanFeb 9, 2024, 1:11 AM

22 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

Ideoculture

elvDec 11, 2023, 10:29 AM

8 points

2 comments6 min readLW link

Study on what makes people approve or condemn mind upload technology; references LW

Kaj_SotalaJul 10, 2018, 5:14 PM

22 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.nature.com)

Shaming with and without naming

KatjaGraceFeb 23, 2024, 7:30 AM

15 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Charisma is a Force Multiplier

Davis_KingsleyOct 11, 2020, 10:21 AM

39 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

Everything I Know About Elite America I Learned From ‘Fresh Prince’ and ‘West Wing’

Wei DaiOct 11, 2020, 6:07 PM

44 points

18 comments1 min readLW link

(www.nytimes.com)

How to Become a World Historical Figure (Péladan’s Dream)

rogersbaconJul 7, 2022, 10:39 PM

21 points

3 comments30 min readLW link

(www.secretorum.life)

Expected (Social) Value

algrthmsAug 7, 2022, 8:16 AM

5 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Alignment via prosocial brain algorithms

Cameron BergSep 12, 2022, 1:48 PM

45 points

30 comments6 min readLW link

Feeling Old: Leaving your 20s in the 2020s

squidiousNov 22, 2022, 10:50 PM

37 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(opalsandbonobos.blogspot.com)

Shared reality: a key driver of human behavior

kdbscottDec 24, 2022, 7:35 PM

126 points

25 comments4 min readLW link

Increased Scam Quality/Quantity (Hypothesis in need of data)?

BeeblebroxJan 9, 2023, 10:57 PM

9 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Against the paradox of tolerance

pchvykovJan 10, 2023, 12:12 AM

1 point

11 comments3 min readLW link

Avoid large group discussions in your social events

RomanHaukssonFeb 15, 2023, 9:05 PM

36 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

The burden of knowing

arisAlexisFeb 28, 2023, 6:40 PM

5 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Rationalism and social rationalism

philosophybearMar 10, 2023, 11:20 PM

17 points

5 comments10 min readLW link

(philosophybear.substack.com)

[Question] What do “attractor dynamics” refer to in the context of social structures?

JavierCCMar 20, 2023, 1:39 AM

2 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Will people be motivated to learn difficult disciplines and skills without economic incentive?

Roman LeventovMar 20, 2023, 9:26 AM

18 points

33 comments5 min readLW link

Malice, Stupidity, or Egalité Irréfléchie?

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Jun 13, 2011, 8:57 PM

32 points

62 comments2 min readLW link

AI Girlfriends Won’t Matter Much

Maxwell TabarrokDec 23, 2023, 3:58 PM

42 points

22 comments2 min readLW link

(maximumprogress.substack.com)

Ten Modes of Culture War Discourse

jchanJan 31, 2024, 1:58 PM

54 points

15 comments15 min readLW link

Arrogance and People Pleasing

Jonathan MoregårdFeb 6, 2024, 6:43 PM

26 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

(honestliving.substack.com)

Quantum Darwinism, social constructs, and the scientific method

pchvykovFeb 7, 2024, 7:04 AM

6 points

12 comments9 min readLW link

minimum viable action

Sindhu PrasadMar 12, 2024, 4:06 PM

1 point

0 comments3 min readLW link

Approval-Seeking ⇒ Playful Evaluation

Jonathan MoregårdAug 28, 2024, 9:03 PM

8 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(honestliving.substack.com)

Masculinity—A Case For Courage

James Stephen BrownJun 4, 2024, 12:04 AM

23 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

(nonzerosum.games)

Childhood and Education Roundup #5

ZviApr 17, 2024, 1:00 PM

37 points

3 comments25 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The Inner Ring by C. S. Lewis

Saul MunnApr 24, 2024, 10:48 PM

69 points

6 comments13 min readLW link

(www.lewissociety.org)

The Social Impact of Trolley Problems

atomanticMay 8, 2024, 3:09 AM

5 points

3 comments14 min readLW link

Effective Networking as Sending Hard to Fake Signals

vaishnav92Dec 12, 2024, 8:32 PM

25 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

(www.optimaloutliers.com)

A Positive Double Standard—Self-Help Principles Work For Individuals Not Populations

James Stephen BrownMay 22, 2024, 9:37 PM

8 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

What can we learn from orcas?

JonasbJun 10, 2024, 6:01 PM

1 point

0 comments8 min readLW link

(www.denominations.io)

Debunking the myth of safe AI

henophiliaDec 15, 2024, 5:44 PM

−11 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

(henophilia.substack.com)

On saying “Thank you” instead of “I’m Sorry”

Michael CohnJul 8, 2024, 3:13 AM

136 points

16 comments3 min readLW link

How does generalized accessibility compare to targeted accessibility?

ErioirEJul 17, 2024, 5:07 PM

3 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Rats, Back a Candidate

BlakeJul 28, 2024, 3:19 AM

−40 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

Outrage Bonding

Jonathan MoregårdAug 9, 2024, 1:46 PM

63 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

(honestliving.substack.com)

Species as Canonical Referents of Super-Organisms

Yudhister KumarOct 18, 2024, 7:49 AM

15 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

(www.yudhister.me)

The non-tribal tribes

PatrickDFarleyFeb 26, 2025, 5:22 PM

24 points

4 comments16 min readLW link

Physics of Celestial Bodies Applied to Social Dynamics

QuanJan 8, 2025, 11:16 PM

1 point

0 comments6 min readLW link

Looking for humanness in the world wide social

Itay DreyfusJan 15, 2025, 2:50 PM

11 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(productidentity.co)

Siberian Arctic origins of East Asian psychology

davidsunMar 16, 2025, 4:52 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

My unbundling of morality

Rudi CDec 30, 2020, 3:19 PM

7 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Inside the dark forests of the internet

Itay DreyfusFeb 12, 2025, 10:20 AM

10 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(productidentity.co)

Key Questions for Digital Minds

Jacy Reese AnthisMar 22, 2023, 5:13 PM

22 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

(www.sentienceinstitute.org)

Deception Strategies

Thoth HermesApr 20, 2023, 3:59 PM

−7 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

(thothhermes.substack.com)

Camaraderie at scale: in search of shared identity

eqApr 24, 2023, 4:46 PM

8 points

2 comments8 min readLW link

In favor of accelerating problems you’re trying to solve

Christopher KingApr 11, 2023, 6:15 PM

2 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

On insecurity as a friend

Kaj_SotalaOct 9, 2018, 6:30 PM

43 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Scott Alexander is wrong about slurs

[deactivated]Nov 21, 2023, 8:43 AM

−27 points

29 comments2 min readLW link

Affordance Widths

ialdabaothMay 10, 2018, 11:37 PM

67 points

53 comments4 min readLW link 6 reviews

Procedural Knowledge Gaps

AlicornFeb 8, 2011, 3:17 AM

197 points

1,495 comments1 min readLW link

Living in an Inadequate World

Eliezer YudkowskyNov 9, 2017, 9:23 PM

93 points

47 comments20 min readLW link

Melting Gold, and Organizational Capacity

RaemonDec 11, 2017, 7:16 PM

73 points

23 comments5 min readLW link

The Typical Sex Life Fallacy

ozymandiasOct 7, 2017, 9:48 PM

44 points

30 comments5 min readLW link

Norms of Membership for Voluntary Groups

sarahconstantinDec 11, 2018, 10:10 PM

192 points

10 comments7 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Misery Pits

AlicornMar 10, 2018, 11:50 PM

47 points

23 comments2 min readLW link

Degrees of Freedom

sarahconstantinApr 2, 2019, 9:10 PM

103 points

31 comments11 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Meditations on Momentum

Richard MeadowsDec 14, 2018, 10:53 AM

107 points

32 comments10 min readLW link

On hiding the source of knowledge

jessicataJan 26, 2020, 2:48 AM

120 points

40 comments3 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

Tolerate Tolerance

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 21, 2009, 7:34 AM

149 points

87 comments2 min readLW link

Mandatory Obsessions

Jacob FalkovichNov 14, 2018, 6:19 PM

77 points

14 comments6 min readLW link

Everybody Knows

ZviJul 2, 2019, 12:20 PM

137 points

21 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Beware Social Coping Strategies

LulieFeb 5, 2018, 4:48 AM

57 points

24 comments7 min readLW link

Preschool: Much Less Than You Wanted To Know

ZviNov 20, 2018, 7:30 PM

65 points

15 comments2 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius

VaniverNov 23, 2019, 10:12 PM

63 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(www.paulgraham.com)

In My Culture

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Mar 7, 2019, 7:22 AM

68 points

59 comments24 min readLW link 2 reviews

(medium.com)

Making yourself small

HelenMar 8, 2018, 2:26 PM

131 points

54 comments11 min readLW link

The “Outside the Box” Box

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 12, 2007, 10:50 PM

94 points

51 comments2 min readLW link

Why Real Men Wear Pink

Scott AlexanderAug 6, 2009, 7:39 AM

103 points

155 comments3 min readLW link

Does Age Bring Wisdom?

Scott AlexanderNov 8, 2017, 7:20 AM

37 points

9 comments4 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

Isolating Content can Create Affordances

Davis_KingsleyAug 23, 2018, 8:28 AM

49 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

On the construction of beacons

BenquoOct 16, 2017, 9:10 AM

21 points

9 comments10 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Helpless Individuals

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 30, 2009, 11:10 AM

90 points

244 comments3 min readLW link

Why people want to die

PhilGoetzAug 24, 2015, 8:13 PM

93 points

174 comments2 min readLW link

Sacred Cash

ZviMar 3, 2018, 1:20 PM

29 points

29 comments3 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Ethics and rationality of suicide

anonymous259May 2, 2011, 1:38 AM

69 points

205 comments2 min readLW link

The Skewed and the Screwed: When Mating Meets Politics

Jacob FalkovichJan 29, 2020, 3:50 PM

62 points

6 comments15 min readLW link 1 review

Sapiens

VaniverApr 8, 2015, 2:56 AM

70 points

12 comments13 min readLW link

[Link] Can We Reverse The Stanford Prison Experiment?

daenerysJun 14, 2012, 3:41 AM

66 points

46 comments1 min readLW link

Noisy Poll Results And Reptilian Muslim Climatologists from Mars

Scott AlexanderApr 12, 2013, 10:49 AM

47 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

“Cheat to Win”: Engineering Positive Social Feedback

sarahconstantinFeb 5, 2018, 11:16 PM

189 points

36 comments2 min readLW link

Offense versus harm minimization

Scott AlexanderApr 16, 2011, 1:06 AM

87 points

429 comments9 min readLW link

Rules of variety

KatjaGraceDec 8, 2017, 5:10 PM

32 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

Dark Forest Theories

RaemonMay 12, 2023, 8:21 PM

145 points

53 comments2 min readLW link 2 reviews

Self-Keeping Secrets

lsusrNov 10, 2019, 7:59 AM

72 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

Kevin Simler’s “Going Critical”

habrykaMay 16, 2019, 4:36 AM

56 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(www.meltingasphalt.com)

Permissions in Governance

sarahconstantinAug 2, 2019, 7:50 PM

53 points

12 comments8 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

What’s In A Name?

Scott AlexanderJun 29, 2009, 12:54 PM

53 points

138 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Can Social Dynamics Explain Conjunction Fallacy Experimental Results?

curiAug 5, 2020, 8:50 AM

8 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Special Status Needs Special Support

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 4, 2009, 10:59 PM

30 points

75 comments2 min readLW link

The Competence Myth

Davis_KingsleyJun 30, 2019, 6:55 PM

48 points

31 comments2 min readLW link

Categories of Sacredness

ZviFeb 27, 2018, 2:00 AM

26 points

35 comments8 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Blame games

BenquoMay 6, 2019, 2:38 AM

46 points

13 comments8 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Asch Conformity Could Explain the Conjunction Fallacy

curiAug 6, 2020, 9:46 PM

7 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

The Threat of Cryonics

lsparrishAug 3, 2010, 7:57 PM

43 points

216 comments4 min readLW link

The Signal and the Corrective

MalcolmOceanFeb 11, 2018, 12:28 AM

21 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(everythingstudies.com)

Disability Culture Meets the Transhumanist Condition

RubixOct 28, 2011, 7:02 PM

39 points

150 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What is a reasonable outside view for the fate of social movements?

Bird ConceptJan 4, 2019, 12:21 AM

33 points

27 comments1 min readLW link

Raising the Sanity Waterline

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 12, 2009, 4:28 AM

241 points

233 comments3 min readLW link

Good Citizenship Is Out Of Date

Ben_LandauTaylorSep 10, 2018, 12:15 AM

44 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

(benlandautaylor.com)

The Technique Taboo

lsusrOct 30, 2019, 11:22 AM

55 points

43 comments1 min readLW link

Antimemes

lsusrNov 26, 2019, 5:58 AM

54 points

27 comments1 min readLW link

The Law of Least Effort Contributes to the Conjunction Fallacy

curiAug 9, 2020, 7:38 PM

7 points

53 comments3 min readLW link

Asymmetric Weapons Aren’t Always on Your Side

Davis_KingsleyJun 8, 2019, 8:47 AM

37 points

20 comments2 min readLW link

The Tragedy of the Social Epistemology Commons

RokoMay 21, 2010, 12:42 PM

66 points

91 comments4 min readLW link

Social Dynamics

curiAug 10, 2020, 7:29 PM

7 points

3 comments4 min readLW link

Terrorism is not about Terror

gwernMar 24, 2009, 5:08 PM

49 points

25 comments1 min readLW link

Crime and punishment

PhilGoetzMar 24, 2011, 9:53 PM

50 points

192 comments2 min readLW link

Values Weren’t Complex, Once.

DavidmanheimNov 25, 2018, 9:17 AM

36 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Could we solve this email mess if we all moved to paid emails?

Bird ConceptAug 11, 2019, 4:31 PM

29 points

50 comments4 min readLW link

Finance Followups

Jacob FalkovichJan 17, 2019, 5:54 PM

26 points

8 comments4 min readLW link

In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war continued by other means

EneaszOct 21, 2014, 7:39 PM

39 points

48 comments4 min readLW link

The Temptation to Bubble

gressettdSep 23, 2015, 11:34 PM

34 points

28 comments5 min readLW link

The Intrinsic Interplay of Human Values and Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the Optimization Challenge

Joe KwonJun 5, 2023, 8:41 PM

2 points

1 comment18 min readLW link

Clickbait might not be destroying our general Intelligence

Donald HobsonNov 19, 2018, 12:13 AM

25 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

The State of Affairs

Jacob FalkovichMay 3, 2019, 4:18 PM

33 points

0 comments14 min readLW link

Model, Care, Execution

Ricki Heicklen and AvitalM

Jun 26, 2023, 4:05 AM

111 points

10 comments12 min readLW link 1 review

(bayesshammai.substack.com)

Fight Zero-Sum Bias

multifoliateroseJul 18, 2010, 5:57 AM

28 points

164 comments2 min readLW link

You’re Entitled to Everyone’s Opinion

sattSep 20, 2014, 3:39 PM

33 points

23 comments4 min readLW link

Why do people ____?

magfrumpMay 4, 2012, 4:20 AM

36 points

255 comments1 min readLW link

Seeding a productive culture: a working hypothesis

BenquoOct 18, 2017, 9:10 AM

11 points

15 comments3 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Good arguments against “cultural appropriation”

Tyrrell_McAllisterDec 18, 2018, 5:23 PM

24 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

Book Review: The Complacent Class

ZviDec 16, 2017, 1:10 PM

10 points

3 comments17 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Changes in Reality

eapacheSep 7, 2020, 4:18 PM

5 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Indignation in response to the 1890 census

jasoncrawfordSep 8, 2020, 8:14 PM

26 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Against boots theory

philhSep 14, 2020, 1:20 PM

55 points

15 comments6 min readLW link

(reasonableapproximation.net)

Paper digestion: “May We Have Your Attention Please? Human-Rights NGOs and the Problem of Global Communication”

Klara Helene NielsenJul 20, 2023, 5:08 PM

4 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

(journals.sagepub.com)

AI romantic partners will harm society if they go unregulated

Roman LeventovAug 1, 2023, 9:32 AM

25 points

76 comments13 min readLW link

Simulate the CEO

robotelvisAug 12, 2023, 12:09 AM

23 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

(messyprogress.substack.com)

“Model UN Solutions”

Arjun PanicksseryDec 8, 2023, 11:06 PM

36 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(open.substack.com)

An African Folktale

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 16, 2009, 1:00 AM

28 points

62 comments3 min readLW link

Burdens

Scott AlexanderAug 16, 2014, 7:00 PM

46 points

7 comments5 min readLW link

Report on Analyzing Connotation Frames in Evolving Wikipedia Biographies

MairaAug 30, 2023, 10:02 PM

1 point

0 comments4 min readLW link

[Link] Social interventions gone wrong

[deleted]Aug 20, 2012, 9:24 AM

34 points

77 comments7 min readLW link

Is cognitive load a factor in community decline?

ryan_bDec 7, 2018, 3:45 PM

18 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

The Hidden Origins of Ideas

cleonidMar 28, 2009, 2:27 AM

5 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Framing Effects in Anthropology

Scott AlexanderMar 29, 2009, 10:05 PM

11 points

15 comments8 min readLW link

The Brooklyn Society For Ethical Culture

MBlumeApr 3, 2009, 8:06 AM

19 points

28 comments1 min readLW link

Clueless World vs. Loser World

michael_vassar2Oct 7, 2017, 12:03 AM

12 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

GroupThink, Theism … and the Wiki

byrnemaApr 13, 2009, 5:28 PM

−2 points

62 comments2 min readLW link

Stop trying to have “interesting” friends

eqApr 19, 2023, 11:39 PM

42 points

15 comments6 min readLW link

Cooperation is for Winners

Jacob FalkovichFeb 15, 2019, 2:58 PM

21 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

Is Kiryas Joel an Unhappy Place?

gwernApr 23, 2011, 12:08 AM

28 points

188 comments3 min readLW link

Apocalypse, corrupted

Stuart_ArmstrongJun 26, 2019, 1:46 PM

20 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

Dissenting Views

byrnemaMay 26, 2009, 6:55 PM

22 points

212 comments2 min readLW link

A social norm against unjustified opinions?

Kaj_SotalaMay 29, 2009, 11:25 AM

16 points

161 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is there a definitive intro to punishing non-punishers?

pjebyOct 31, 2019, 8:20 PM

25 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Do the ‘unlucky’ systematically underestimate high-variance strategies?

MBlumeOct 12, 2009, 10:27 PM

25 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

The Laws of Magic

AnnoyanceJun 15, 2009, 7:13 PM

20 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Meaning wars

EloDec 14, 2017, 11:17 PM

11 points

5 comments8 min readLW link

How to Compliment

less_penguinyDec 16, 2020, 8:25 AM

13 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Mini thoughts on mintheism

CraigMichaelJan 11, 2021, 5:14 AM

14 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

Matt Levine on “Fraud is no fun without friends.”

RaemonJan 19, 2021, 6:23 PM

120 points

24 comments4 min readLW link

(www.bloomberg.com)

A few thought on the inner ring

KatjaGraceJan 21, 2021, 3:40 AM

90 points

23 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Germs and Politics

Savio CoelhoMar 1, 2021, 9:57 PM

1 point

1 comment10 min readLW link

The average North Korean mathematician

MalmesburyMar 7, 2021, 5:28 PM

66 points

19 comments8 min readLW link

(www.telescopic-turnip.net)

Open, Free, Safe: Choose Two

jaspaxMar 20, 2021, 4:42 PM

108 points

17 comments5 min readLW link

Election results in Central Europe match some pre-WW1 borders

ForensicOceanographyApr 24, 2021, 6:24 AM

19 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Unattributed Good

Filip DousekJun 4, 2021, 8:47 PM

10 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

The Cult Deficit: Analysis and Speculation

rogersbaconJun 13, 2021, 5:33 AM

18 points

11 comments13 min readLW link

Covid vaccine safety: how correct are these allegations?

DPiepgrassJun 13, 2021, 3:08 AM

45 points

93 comments19 min readLW link

The homework assignment incentives, and why it’s now so extreme

Andrew VlahosJun 22, 2021, 4:19 AM

22 points

19 comments3 min readLW link

In-group loyalty is social cement

David Hugh-JonesJul 6, 2021, 9:57 AM

19 points

10 comments3 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

Is social theory our doom?

pchvykovJul 15, 2021, 3:31 AM

6 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

Mildly against COVID risk budgets

Optimization ProcessAug 16, 2021, 5:53 AM

54 points

15 comments5 min readLW link

Ordinary People and Extraordinary Evil: A Report on the Beguilings of Evil

David GrossSep 20, 2021, 3:19 PM

58 points

31 comments4 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Being Normal by Brian Caplan

Gunnar_ZarnckeNov 27, 2021, 10:19 PM

38 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

We’ll Always Have Crazy

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Dec 15, 2021, 2:55 AM

36 points

22 comments13 min readLW link

Converging toward a Million Worlds

Joe KwonDec 24, 2021, 9:33 PM

11 points

1 comment3 min readLW link

Book Review: The Righteous Mind

TornusJan 20, 2022, 9:42 PM

7 points

5 comments7 min readLW link

The Fourth Arena 2: New beings in time

Bill BenzonJun 5, 2022, 1:30 PM

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

The Malthusian Trap: An Extremely Short Introduction

Davis KedroskyJun 19, 2022, 3:25 PM

5 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(daviskedrosky.substack.com)

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