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So­cial Reality

TagLast edit: Apr 22, 2020, 12:10 AM by Raemon

Social Reality is “that which exists, proportional to how much people believe in it” (contrasted with “regular reality”, which is “that which exists, whether you believe in it or not”). It includes both the rules that govern social interaction, and “beliefs” that people adopt as part of tribal membership.

Of Two Minds

ValentineMay 17, 2018, 4:34 AM
94 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What is “So­cial Real­ity?”

RaemonDec 8, 2018, 5:41 PM
38 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Is That Your True Re­jec­tion?

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 6, 2008, 2:26 PM
163 points
100 comments3 min readLW link

The In­tel­li­gent So­cial Web

ValentineFeb 22, 2018, 6:55 PM
230 points
112 comments12 min readLW link2 reviews

Act of Charity

jessicataNov 17, 2018, 5:19 AM
186 points
49 comments8 min readLW link1 review

We’re already in AI takeoff

ValentineMar 8, 2022, 11:09 PM
145 points
119 comments7 min readLW link

You can just spon­ta­neously call peo­ple you haven’t met in years

lcNov 13, 2023, 5:21 AM
166 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Frame Control

AellaNov 27, 2021, 10:59 PM
329 points
282 comments23 min readLW link2 reviews

Causal Real­ity vs So­cial Reality

RubyJun 24, 2019, 11:50 PM
46 points
96 comments6 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

Pro­fess­ing and Cheering

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 2, 2007, 7:20 AM
120 points
45 comments2 min readLW link

Lonely Dissent

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 28, 2007, 4:23 AM
169 points
91 comments4 min readLW link

Here’s the exit.

ValentineNov 21, 2022, 6:07 PM
105 points
180 comments10 min readLW link5 reviews

Book Re­view: The Struc­ture Of Scien­tific Revolutions

Scott AlexanderJan 9, 2019, 7:10 AM
104 points
30 comments19 min readLW link1 review
(slatestarcodex.com)

Here, have a calm­ness video

Kaj_SotalaMar 16, 2023, 10:00 AM
111 points
15 comments2 min readLW link
(www.youtube.com)

Notes on Shame

David GrossNov 2, 2021, 4:33 AM
22 points
6 comments18 min readLW link

Dragon Agnosticism

jefftkAug 1, 2024, 5:00 PM
94 points
75 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

A Crisper Ex­pla­na­tion of Si­mu­lacrum Levels

Thane RuthenisDec 23, 2023, 10:13 PM
92 points
13 comments13 min readLW link

So­cial Dark Matter

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Nov 16, 2023, 8:00 PM
351 points
125 comments34 min readLW link2 reviews

Asch’s Con­for­mity Experiment

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 26, 2007, 7:03 AM
68 points
67 comments4 min readLW link

On Ex­press­ing Your Concerns

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 27, 2007, 4:04 AM
62 points
38 comments3 min readLW link

The role of neode­con­struc­tive ra­tio­nal­ism in the works of Less Wrong

thomblakeApr 1, 2010, 2:17 PM
44 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

Belief as Attire

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 2, 2007, 5:13 PM
137 points
105 comments2 min readLW link

Mana

ZizDec 20, 2017, 2:24 AM
18 points
18 comments4 min readLW link

One ex­am­ple of how LLM pro­pa­ganda at­tacks can hack the brain

trevorAug 16, 2023, 9:41 PM
24 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

So­cratic Grilling

SilasBartaNov 12, 2020, 9:16 PM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Un­wit­ting cult leaders

Kaj_SotalaFeb 11, 2021, 11:10 AM
119 points
9 comments3 min readLW link1 review
(kajsotala.fi)

Avoid News, Part 2: What the Stock Mar­ket Taught Me about News

PeterMcCluskeyJun 14, 2021, 8:54 PM
42 points
2 comments5 min readLW link
(www.bayesianinvestor.com)

Ro­mance, mi­s­un­der­stand­ing, so­cial stances, and the hu­man LLM

Kaj_SotalaApr 27, 2023, 12:59 PM
75 points
32 comments16 min readLW link

Nar­ra­tive Syncing

AnnaSalamonMay 1, 2022, 1:48 AM
118 points
48 comments7 min readLW link1 review

Notes on Innocence

David GrossJan 26, 2024, 2:45 PM
13 points
21 comments18 min readLW link

The Great Annealing

Jacob FalkovichMar 30, 2020, 1:08 AM
79 points
5 comments8 min readLW link

Hy­poth­e­sis about how so­cial stuff works and arises

the gears to ascensionSep 4, 2018, 10:47 PM
32 points
14 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] What are the most com­mon so­cial in­se­cu­ri­ties?

ChipmonkJan 16, 2024, 5:24 PM
9 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Quan­tum Dar­winism, so­cial con­structs, and the sci­en­tific method

pchvykovFeb 7, 2024, 7:04 AM
6 points
12 comments9 min readLW link

Ar­ro­gance and Peo­ple Pleasing

Jonathan MoregårdFeb 6, 2024, 6:43 PM
26 points
7 comments4 min readLW link
(honestliving.substack.com)

Thoughts About Consciousness

kristiannDec 1, 2024, 7:25 AM
1 point
0 comments3 min readLW link

Lost in Fic­tion: The De­clin­ing Ap­peal of Real Life

Seikro HajimeDec 1, 2024, 8:51 AM
0 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

You have a set amount of “weird­ness points”. Spend them wisely.

Peter WildefordNov 27, 2014, 9:09 PM
123 points
98 comments3 min readLW link

The Real Rules Have No Exceptions

Said AchmizJul 23, 2019, 3:38 AM
135 points
57 comments1 min readLW link2 reviews

Proofs, Im­pli­ca­tions, and Models

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 30, 2012, 1:02 PM
131 points
218 comments12 min readLW link

A Self-Re­spect Feed­back Loop

ialdabaothMay 11, 2018, 11:09 PM
39 points
20 comments3 min readLW link

Hufflepuff Cynicism

abramdemskiFeb 13, 2018, 2:15 AM
25 points
17 comments6 min readLW link

Real­ity and re­al­ity-boxes

Jim PivarskiMay 13, 2023, 2:14 PM
37 points
11 comments21 min readLW link

Strength­en­ing the foun­da­tions un­der the Over­ton Win­dow with­out mov­ing it

KatjaGraceMar 14, 2018, 2:20 AM
12 points
7 comments3 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

“Model UN Solu­tions”

Arjun PanicksseryDec 8, 2023, 11:06 PM
36 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(open.substack.com)

How my so­cial skills went from hor­rible to mediocre

JonahSMay 19, 2015, 11:29 PM
50 points
199 comments11 min readLW link

Op­ti­miz­ing For Ap­proval And Disapproval

Thoth HermesJul 24, 2023, 6:46 PM
−1 points
0 comments12 min readLW link
(thothhermes.substack.com)

Physi­cist’s dissociation

Mateusz MazurkiewiczJan 12, 2021, 4:40 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Face­book is Si­mu­lacra Level 3, An­dreessen is Level 4

Ben PaceApr 28, 2021, 5:38 PM
52 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

COVID Skep­ti­cism Isn’t About Science

jaspaxDec 29, 2021, 5:53 PM
128 points
76 comments7 min readLW link

On The Spec­trum, On The Guest List: (vii) The Marquee

party girlJun 25, 2022, 4:54 PM
5 points
0 comments19 min readLW link
(onthespectrumontheguestlist.substack.com)

Won­der and The Golden AI Rule

JeffreyKJul 3, 2022, 6:21 PM
0 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Every­one is an Im­poster

TharinJul 13, 2022, 8:46 AM
19 points
1 comment9 min readLW link
(echoesandchimes.com)

Ra­tion­al­ism and so­cial rationalism

philosophybearMar 10, 2023, 11:20 PM
17 points
5 comments10 min readLW link
(philosophybear.substack.com)
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