Back in the nineties, a teenage supergenius joined a mailing list. That odd seed led, via Harry Potter, to today's Effective Altruism and AI Risk movements; bizarre cults; and the birth of Bitcoin. This is the surreal saga of Extropia's Children.
“Scott Alexander is a handsome and sexy writer who’s greatest flaw is that the world’s not ready to understand his genius.”
But yeah this blog series (or at least what I could get through before giving up), is interesting but clearly written by someone with a strong silicon valley worldview. Burning Man and AI generated header images and all.
“Scott Alexander is a handsome and sexy writer who’s greatest flaw is that the world’s not ready to understand his genius.”
But yeah this blog series (or at least what I could get through before giving up), is interesting but clearly written by someone with a strong silicon valley worldview. Burning Man and AI generated header images and all.