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Hurling ordure at the TREACLES, especially those closely related to LessWrong.

AI-Industrial-Complex grift is fine as long as it sufficiently relates to the AI doom from the TREACLES. (Though TechTakes may be more suitable.)

This is sneer club, not debate club. Unless it's amusing debate.

[Especially don't debate the race scientists, if any sneak in - we ban and delete them as unsuitable for the server.]

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Effective Altruists: look, we tried to invite nice people as well as the huge racists we knew were huge racists when we invited them. What? Exclude the racists? But they're so interesting! (forum.effectivealtruism.org)
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[–] gnomicutterance@awful.systems 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Here's the "what did you like least" survey entries the organizers say they classified as "edgy people":

column 1 Worst thing categories, column 2, What did you enjoy least about Manifest? row 1, col 1, edgy people, col 2, All the racism stuff, row 2 col 1, gender ratio/demographics, edgy people, col 2, way too much eugenics, gender ratio sufficiently uneven that it was a bit uncomfortable, row 3 col 1, people, gender ratio/demographics, edgy people, col 2, Also meeting people.... as a woman I have never felt as ignored and disrespected as I have in some instances the...

"all the racism stuff" = "edgy people". Yup.

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Where is this from? Sorry if I missed the link in the big watermuddying wall of text.

[–] earthquake@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 1 points 5 months ago

Bio people here are poorly informed. Just in general some of the presentations are factually incorrect

B-but rationalists are experts at covalent bonds

Also meeting people.... as a woman I have never felt as ignored and disrespected as I have in some instances the pa...

I'm sure the feedback becomes more positive in the cut-off part, no doubt about it