The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970)

Re:The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) by ambicapter on Sunday June 11, 2023 @08:28PM (#36287164)

I would add “Meditations on Moloch” from Slate Star Codex.

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Re:The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) by mooreds on Sunday June 11, 2023 @09:23PM (#36287464)

That was really good. https://www.slatestarcodexabridged.com/Meditations-On-Moloch

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Re:The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) by wging on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:17AM (#36288399)

Better link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/

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Re:The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) by cortesoft on Sunday June 11, 2023 @11:12PM (#36288027)

The Slate Star Codex that really spoke to me is "The Categories were made for man, not man for the categories"

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/21/the-categories-were-ma...

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Re:The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) by lordwarnut on Monday June 12, 2023 @02:13AM (#36289059)

I really like this post. Thanks for sharing it.

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Re:The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) by bradrn on Monday June 12, 2023 @03:05AM (#36289449)

Also "I Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup": https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anythin...

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Re:The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) by red_admiral on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:30AM (#36290138)

Since we're reposting links to about half of Scott's Top Posts page here, this is the full page: https://slatestarcodex.com/top-posts/ :)

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Re:The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) by commandlinefan on Monday June 12, 2023 @10:56AM (#36294687)

The further back into his catalog you go, the more profound it gets - unfortunately, as he's lost more and more anonymity, he's made his earlier (and more controversial) stuff less accessible.

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