Heard of the SlateStarCodex guy / Scott Alexander many times, but never read a single one of his articles,
Ok so let’s see,
and…. they’re just…. bad?
Interesting topics, but almost always either missing something big and obvious, or his central conclusion is just bad, or both?
Good grasp on writing, seemly poor grasp on reality, at least half the time.
Big wordcel vibes.
Oh, he was one of Lesswrong’s top personalities.
Oh, he’s an AI Safetiest.
Ok so let’s see,
and…. they’re just…. bad?
Interesting topics, but almost always either missing something big and obvious, or his central conclusion is just bad, or both?
Good grasp on writing, seemly poor grasp on reality, at least half the time.
Big wordcel vibes.
Oh, he was one of Lesswrong’s top personalities.
Oh, he’s an AI Safetiest.
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