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Re:Mathematician Who Made Sense of the Universe's Randomness... by throw_pm23 on Sunday March 31, 2024 @10:30AM (#39884614)
Yeah, Jeffrey Eppstein was also one that funded a lot of science and science journalism. Fuck effective altruism.
Re:Mathematician Who Made Sense of the Universe's Randomness... by PartiallyTyped on Sunday March 31, 2024 @11:33AM (#39885181)
I don't associate myself with that particular group of people, nor did I in any way condone such behaviour, nor do I support long-termists and so on.

My comment was mostly calling out the hypocrisy of some EAs, Long-termists, and the likes. It points out the myopic, self-centered, irrational, and too self-important view, the often exhibited messiah complex, and of course the absence of humility.

Re:Mathematician Who Made Sense of the Universe's Randomness... by throw_pm23 on Sunday March 31, 2024 @02:55PM (#39886980)
Yes, apologies, and I didn't mean to sound negative. Unfortunately a lot of nuance gets lost in writing..