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Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:50:42 [Preview] No. 5819
Best SHORT Rational Fiction out there to help become more rational. I don't have time to read +1000 pag fanfiction of fucking Harry Potter.


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:51:01 [Preview] No.5820 del
Rationalist fiction should be used for entertainment purposes only.


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:51:17 [Preview] No.5821 del
>>5820
Yes, but some can teach about rationality.


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:51:53 [Preview] No.5823 del
>>5819
Your whole approach is wrong.
READ THE SEQUENCES


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:52:09 [Preview] No.5824 del
>>5823
Little better than read HPMOR shit, still goddman man is to fucking long, another 1000 pages, I shame that a lost a post on lesswrong of dude that did some summary and editing and make a shot book about the principal point of the sequences and made a epub out of it.


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:52:25 [Preview] No.5825 del
>>5824
>I shame that a lost
Are you pretending to be drunk?


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:52:41 [Preview] No.5826 del
three worlds collide


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:54:17 [Preview] No.5831 del
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:54:33 [Preview] No.5832 del
>>5823
Why would anyone want to waste their time reading an overly verbose retelling of some undergrad decision theory and probability textbooks sprinkled with quantum woo and evopsych anecdotes?


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:54:49 [Preview] No.5833 del
>>5832
Why would anyone want to waste their time on an imageboard based whose culture is based on these retellings?


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:55:50 [Preview] No.5835 del
>>5833
implying anyone besides big yud's most diehard suckups (soares, salamon, muehlhauser, galef) has even read the sequences


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:56:39 [Preview] No.5838 del
>>5833
That's a good question, considering that this place has approximately 1 active poster.


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:56:55 [Preview] No.5839 del
>>5838
/ratanon/ hivemind confirmed.


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 08:57:11 [Preview] No.5840 del
>>5839
Typical (mind)


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 09:00:51 [Preview] No.5849 del
>>5838
I think it's more like 10


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 09:03:11 [Preview] No.5857 del
>>5849
Enough to start a group house.


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 09:03:28 [Preview] No.5858 del
>>5857
We could invite Scott!


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 09:33:48 [Preview] No.5955 del
I will write one about WWIII involving ethnobioweapons, AI, robots and drones. I want to reveal game-theoretical aspects of omnicide.


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 11:09:12 [Preview] No.6262 del
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Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 11:09:28 [Preview] No.6263 del
>>6262
lol at the normalfag comments
https://fanfiction.net/r/10503877/


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 11:09:44 [Preview] No.6264 del
>>6263
This one's somewhat in line with rationalist concerns


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 11:10:00 [Preview] No.6265 del
>>6264
This is actual rationality.


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 11:10:16 [Preview] No.6266 del
>>6265
Depends.
Why does the universe never get destroyed, despite how often it gets close? Is it because of insane but unreliable luck, or because of the anthropic principle, or because there's some sort of physical law that something will always stop it, no matter how bad the odds?


Anonymous 08/13/2019 (Tue) 11:10:32 [Preview] No.6267 del
>>6266
Good question, but if you're headed down that road you've got to also consider "why does the world never stay saved?" and "where were all these threats before the superheroes started showing up recently?"



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