i havent been consistent noting down all posts i liked or loved into the below lists. therefore something missing from here does not mean i havent liked it or havent read it.
Lesswrong
posts from lesswrong (lw).
these posts are not necessarily originally from lesswong. i like to note the link form lesswong when there is one even if the post is originally from another blog. sorry for the inconsistency here.
Loved posts from the sequences
- Professing and Cheering
- Belief as Attire
- Expecting Short Inferential Distances
- Scientific Evidence, Legal Evidence, Rational Evidence
- Cached Thoughts
Loved lw sequences
lw sequences, excluding those from Rationality: A-Z.
Loved cfar techniques posts
- to read fully: Goal Factoring
- to read fully: Focusing
- to read fully: murphyjitsu (and inner sim): https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Htjbj8ystqc2zLtMX/murphyjitsu-an-inner-simulator-algorithm
Loved lw posts
the posts i liked the most from lesswrong.
in no particular order.
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yA4gF5KrboK2m2Xu7/how-an-algorithm-feels-from-inside
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XPv4sYrKnPzeJASuk/basics-of-rationalist-discourse-1
- https://www.lesswrong.com/s/pFatcKW3JJhTSxqAF/p/8uk5bmmpJaSAgnZfg
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/L6Ktf952cwdMJnzWm/motive-ambiguity
- Double Crux (new better post)
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/z8usYeKX7dtTWsEnk/more-dakka
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xLm9mgJRPvmPGpo7Q/the-cognitive-science-of-rationality
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/baTWMegR42PAsH9qJ/generalizing-from-one-example
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/HYWhKXRsMAyvRKRYz/you-can-face-reality
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XqvnWFtRD2keJdwjX/the-useful-idea-of-truth
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/a7n8GdKiAZRX86T5A/making-beliefs-pay-rent-in-anticipated-experiences
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Z5wF8mdonsM2AuGgt/negative-feedback-and-simulacra
- Slack
- Steam
- Gears-Level Understanding, Deliberate Performance, The Strategic Level from the cfar handbook
- Gears in understanding : the original lesswrong post that defines gears-level understanding.
- on how false beliefs but persistent behavior still points to some reason for the behavior even if just subjective: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/MPj7t2w3nk4s9EYYh/incorrect-hypotheses-point-to-correct-observations
- about noticing confusion: Your Strength as a Rationalist
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Your strength as a rationalist is your ability to be more confused by fiction than by reality. If you are equally good at explaining any outcome, you have zero knowledge.
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- often referenced by lw people: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/the-law-of-leaky-abstractions/
- lw community surveys: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/MKsuezdHmrHfbQCqT
- ex: 2024 survey: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/MKsuezdHmrHfbQCqT/p/gpZBWNFxymsqnPB92
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gNodQGNoPDjztasbh/lies-damn-lies-and-fabricated-options
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bbB4pvAQdpGrgGvXH/tuning-your-cognitive-strategies
Liked lw posts
posts i liked enough to be worth noting down for further reference but not
good enough to be part of what i feel were the best posts ive read from lesswrong.
in no particular order.
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6vcxuRHzeM99jYcYd/privileging-the-question
- on confidence even under uncertainty: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/pFatcKW3JJhTSxqAF/p/jFvPWZB5WAGkDBpqN
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/C4tR3BEpuWviT7Sje/2021-ai-alignment-literature-review-and-charity-comparison
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/LuXb6CZG4x7pDRBP8/wait-vs-interrupt-culture
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/K2JBqDeETX2yEgyyZ/the-limits-of-introspection
- https://www.lesswrong.com/s/pFatcKW3JJhTSxqAF/p/CAWHpzaZGJZMhK6pb
- inspirational to build better societies: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/iETtCZcfmRyHp69w4/can-the-chain-still-hold-you
- inspirational on feeling every death: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/pnhjfkcBpzGp7gFTJ/the-meditation-on-winter
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GLMFmFvXGyAcG25ni/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GLPaZamxqkx7XJbXv/the-skill-of-noticing-emotions
- best ai takeover story ive read so far: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KFJ2LFogYqzfGB3uX/how-ai-takeover-might-happen-in-2-years
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZLB8cDM8DxwfxJSLc/the-thing-and-the-symbolic-representation-of-the-thing
- argues to live normally even if short ai timelines: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CvfZrrEokjCu3XHXp/ai-practical-advice-for-the-worried
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CzyGJzESo7vm75KKz/pick-two-concise-comprehensive-or-clear-rules
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xdwbX9pFEr7Pomaxv/meta-honesty-firming-up-honesty-around-its-edge-cases-1
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/rYq6joCrZ8m62m7ej/how-could-i-have-thought-that-faster
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ancAQBkfKPdcu2JDN/three-notions-of-power#Emperor_of_China__Dominance
EA Forum
posts from the ea forum (eaf).
Uncategorized yet
- ai safety impact assessment (of ai safety camp) : https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CuPnmeS4v5sFE6nQj/impact-assessment-of-ai-safety-camp-arb-research
Loved eaf posts
- stats on genpop opinion of ea: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Ypb6s6zwFiEKBiL3G/wave-2-of-pulse-awareness-and-perceptions-of-effective
Liked eaf posts
posts i liked enough to be worth noting down for further reference but not
good enough to be part of what i feel were the best posts ive read from
the ea forum.
in no particular order.
- story about death and compassion: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mCtZF5tbCYW2pRjhi
SSC and ACX
posts from Scott Alexander,
from Astral Codex Ten (acx),
and from Slate Star Codex (ssc).
in no particular order.
Liked acx posts
- post about social dynamics i really liked: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/book-review-sadly-porn
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/MFNJ7kQttCuCXHp8P/the-goddess-of-everything-else
Liked ssc posts
- https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/
- https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/u8GMcpEN9Z6aQiCvp/rule-thinkers-in-not-out
- https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/04/11/sacred-principles-as-exhaustible-resources/
- on cultural drift: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/07/addendum-to-enormous-nutshell-competing-selectors/
Duncan
posts from Duncan Sabien.
that are not on lesswrong.
in no particular order.
Loved duncan posts
- on advice for rationalist intentional communities: https://homosabiens.substack.com/p/dragon-army-retrospective
Liked duncan posts
- https://homosabiens.substack.com/p/dont-break-it-for-me
- https://homosabiens.substack.com/p/notice-that-youve-taken-two-steps
Robin Hanson
posts from Robin Hanson on Overcoming Bias.
in no particular order.
Liked hanson posts
- cultural drift posts:
- origin of prediction market idea: https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/hail-jeffrey-wernick
- https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/conquest-and-liberation-of-academia
Aella
posts from Aella on Knowingless substack.
in no particular order.
Loved aella posts
Mae
posts from Mae on Thoughts of Mine.
in no particular order.
Liked mae posts
- on gifts and transactions in relationships: https://thoughtsofmine.ca/posts/gift-economies-and-rich-friends/