Thanks for these last three posts!
Just sharing some vibe I’ve got from your.. framing!
Minimalism ~ path ~ inside-focused ~ the signal/reward
Maximalism ~ destination ~ outside-focused ~ the world
These two opposing aesthetics is a well-known confusing bit within agent foundation style research. The classical way to model an agent is to think as it is maximizing outside world variables. Conversely, we can think about minimization ~ inside-focused (reward hacking type error) as a drug addict accomplishing “nothing”
Feels there is also something to say with dopamine vs serotonine/homeostasis, even with deontology vs consequentialism, and I guess these two clumsy clusters mirrors each other in some way (feels isomorph by reverse signe function). Will rethink about it for now.
As an aside note: I’m French too, and was surprised I’m supposed to yuck maximalist aesthetic, but indeed it’s consistent with my reaction reading you about TypeScript, also with my K-type brain.. Anecdotally, not with my love for spicy/rich foods ^^′
On a quick search, I couldn’t find such a repo. I agree that this is/was the heart of Lesswrong, but what I’m aiming for is more specific than ‘any cool intellectual thing’. A lot of LW’s posts are about contrarian viewpoints, or very particular topics. I’m looking for well-known but surprising stuff, to develop common knowledge.
Should feel like: ‘OMG, everyone should know [INSERT YOUR TRICK]’