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Re:Classism in America by kough on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @06:36PM (#11442792)
This writing style is itself a performance of Rationalist culture. Read anything by The Last Psychiatrist or Scott Alexander or Eliezer Yudkowsky for comparison.
Re:Classism in America by jholman on Thursday April 07, 2016 @05:16AM (#11445886)
You think The Last Psychiatrist is performing Rationalist culture? I hadn't noticed such a relationship, and at a moment's consideration I still don't notice it, and if you really do think that, I'd appreciate any evidence you can point me to.
Re:Classism in America by kough on Thursday April 07, 2016 @02:31PM (#11449453)
I do think so; hard to prove if reading the content isn't argument enough. One fact is that TLP is the third link on the left-hand blog roll on SSC's website, so there's at least a one-way relationship. Anecdotally I remember reading something by Scott Alexander that mentioned that TLP was part of the LW community at one point, but I can't back this up with links.
Re:Classism in America by sn9 on Thursday April 07, 2016 @01:13PM (#11448867)
I actually first read this through a link on one of Scott's articles a few months ago.
Re:Classism in America by mdpopescu on Thursday April 07, 2016 @01:46AM (#11444994)
I actually double-checked to make sure I wasn't on Yudkowsky's site.