The Bayesian Conspiracy

We discuss Sasha Chapin’s “ Your Intelligent, Conscientious In-group Has Bad Social Norms Too ” Main Topic begins at 45:46 Other items mentioned: The Simple Truth – Eliezer’s short story about The Sheep Counter Keep Your Identity Small – by Paul Graham, not Hanson! Otters vs Possums – by Aella Shit Rationalists Say Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could...

We discuss the book The Procrastination Equation as summarized by Luke in How to Beat Procrastination The audio is rough at first, we fixed it after 8 minutes. Other items discussed include: Bezos in a Mecha The Goth Chicken Whether the King’s English was good enough for Jesus ? Hugh Jackman for Men vs Hugh Jackman for Women Eneasz’s next story is coming out in March Hey look, we have...

We speak with Jason Crawford (twitter) , from The Roots of Progress . Interview begins at 44:25. Posts discussed include: Iron: From mythical to mundane The various Why Did It Take So Long For (X) , and specifically Cotton Gin , Bicycle , and Threshing Machine Does invention come from deprivation or plenty? Progress studies as a moral imperative and a civic duty Support Roots of Progress here Hey...

Matt Freeman returns to talk about Decision Theory, and the discusion ranges far afield. Matt is from The Guild of the Rose , which we had a recent episode about . You can see his Decision Theory Course videos here. Scott Alexander on All Debates Are Bravery Debates Our previous Newcomb episode Our previous Torture vs Dust Specks episode The Kindness to Kin story   Hey look, we have a discord...

How Newcomb’s problem applies to real-life. We discuss Newcomblike problems are the norm ( LW crosspost ). Also mentioned: Replacing Guilt Audiobook! Our episode on Replacing Guilt Our episode on Talking To Strangers part 1 , and part 2 Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could possibly go wrong? Also merch! Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast , and  the other podcast LessWrong post...

We settle the ultimate question once and for all. also discussed: Julia Galef’s quick video on Bayesian Thinking Bulletproofing deters warlords Steven’s friend’s GoFundMe Our first and second and third episodes on cryonics. The interview with Rudi Hoffman is the third one, and he can help get you signed up at   rudihoffman.com . Also the Cryonics Institute FAQ Hey look, we have a...

We discuss You Are In Newcomb’s Box and The IQ Shredder also touched on – Why Does Singapore Have Such A Low Birthrate? Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could possibly go wrong? Also merch! Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast , and  the other podcast LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode: The Tragedy of Group Selectionism Fake Selfishness Next Episode’s  Sequence Posts...

We discuss The Guild of the Rose with Matt Freeman. This is somewhat of a follow-up, we first did a show about them when they were called The Guild of Servants . Join their beta ! Things we mention: Of course The Guild of the Rose , and their Patreon Matt’s 2018 appearance on our show – Freestyle Community Talk with Matt Freeman CFAR (Center For Applied Rationality) The Selfish Gene by...

We discuss the review of the book Crazy Like Us Also the highlights from the comments of the review Quick single-line spoiler for ep 3 of Loki occurs at 41:52 and lasts for ~20 seconds. Discussed in the show: The Greatest Show on Earth Old Suicide Squad Editting Fail Making Sense ep 180 – Sex and Power Very Bad Wizards ep 198 – Is Mental Illness a Myth? Wan Hu, 6th Century Rocket Chair...

We discuss Dan Sivers Do This Directives Mentioned: Dan’s interviews The Scout Mindset book Jace’s Funny Dance video An Alien God audio Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could possibly go wrong? Also merch! Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast , and  the other podcast LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode: Fake Justification An Alien God Next Episode’s  Sequence Posts : T...

Velcro from the subreddit and discord joins us to offer a much-valued parent’s perspective on child rearing from the perspective of someone who’s actually reared children. Jace was out looking at tiny houses (it’s a thing, they’re adorable/awesome and you should google it) and was unable to make it for this episode. We’ve talked about kid/young adult things for like 2...

There’s too many clouds, and they’re ruining stuff that’s good! Mentioned in this episode: Do This. Directives. A very early episode of ours about Feelings Top ACLU lawyer comes out as pro-book-burning Replatforming? Discusses the overview of the Dean of Claremont McKenna Shares the exact wording of the email discussed above Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could possibly go w...

Running with the theme of childhood/adolescent responsibility, we start off with a brief live-feedback section from esteemed guest Charlie and then move on to discuss Johnathan Haidt and Greg Lukianov’s 2015 Atlantic essay (mostly informed by Haidt’s subsequent podcast appearances) The Coddling of the American Mind , which was turned into a book 3 years later. We didn’t quite hit...

We discuss Robert Epstein’s “ Teens 2.0 ” as he makes the Case Against Adolescence . Eneasz’s Highlights from Teens 2.o The Banned Goods Store How Adult Are You? test See also Youthfacts.org National Youth Rights Association Nurses on Young People , as seen on Facebook Paid Bonus content – preshow chat on Tesla buttons, Denver Comedy Venues, and Attempted Segues Hey look, w...

Who can be allowed to choose their sex partners? 0:00 – 37:00 — Less Wrong Posts Discussion 37:03 – end — Main Subject Discussion Mentioned in this show: Worth The Candle & Not Everything Is A Clue Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could possibly go wrong? Also merch! Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast , and  the other podcast LessWrong posts Discussed in th...

The Conspiracy is minus one Jace but plus one Justin (a defense lawyer) this episode! We discuss the legalities surrounding the convictions of Derek Chauvin – the cop who (literally and legally) murdered George Floyd. If you’re interested in a historical play by play of Justin’s write ups throughout the  court precedings, check out his posts on r/TheMotte: Part one. Part two. Par...

This is the recording of the live episode we held on 4/18/2021. Things mentioned: Amazing Man 2: Love Conquers All BBC receives 109,741 complaints over Prince Philip coverage “My Immortal” As Alchemical Allegory The Count Censored The Venus Project Uncultured Swine’s episode on The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas The AI Girlfriend Seducing China’s Lonely Men Hey look, we have a  discord ! Wha...

The Live Episode will be in our Discord this Sunday (April 18th) at 12:00 Noon Mountain Time (which is UTC -6). Anyone can join the audio channel and listen along. Anyone who wants to chat with us or ask questions (which is the primary purpose of this episode) can be given Live Guest role to speak by pinging @Conspirator in this channel and asking for a voice. Join the discord !

The gang discusses class in America, and Scott Alexander’s Modest Proposal to destroy American politics. Source posts: Fussell On Class , and A Modest Proposal For Republicans: Use The Word “Class” Also mentioned: RattleFic Podcast Our episode on Albion’s Seed Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could possibly go wrong? Also merch! Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podca...

David is back for us to pester him with questions about Libertarianism, and he tries to turn us all into Anarchists!! (not really (but he wouldn’t mind)) SPOILER WARNING! This episode contains spoilers for Worm, and for Pulp Fiction. The Mind Killer podcast “ The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling ” by Ted Chiang is available as part of the “Exhalation” anthology . T...

The trio unites with the Mind Killers to get mind killed on Libertarianism! Not mentioned in the episode, but worth putting here – SSC’s Anti-Libertarian FAQ Elinor Ostrom’s book –  Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action The Mind Killer podcast Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could possibly go wrong? Also merch! Rationality: From AI t...

We catch up on some feedback and address a handful of items that have been banging around. “ We Change Our Minds Less Often Than We Think ” How to eat nature balls (The Universal Edibility Test) Martyr Made podcast The Mind Killer podcast Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could possibly go wrong? Also merch!  (and as mentioned in this episode,  Eneasz’s novel ) Rationality: From AI t...

2/3rds of the Conspiracy discusses “ Hate is the New Sex ” What You Can’t Say , by Paul Graham – audio at Second Ennumerations Scissor’s Statements coined at SSC post “Sort By Controvertial” Bird’s Aren’t Real The Metropolitan Man (and We Want MoR Superman analysis podcast ) Hey look, we have a  discord ! What could possibly go wrong? Also merc...

We talk with Lucien Greaves, co-founder of The Satanic Temple . We discuss seperation of church & state, abortion rights, and the value of federal religious recognition. Baphomet Satanic Aborition Ritual Grey Faction  Find a local chapter That old article about how chickens are mostly walking meat-factories has been found! Take it with the understanding that this is probably highly motivated t...

We had a topic for this week, but it was prempted by the spectacle of a headlong collision between a delusional mob and harsh reality. Footage from inside the mob as it storms the capital building Riot timeline The Hodge Twin’s video expressing disbelief that anyone could believe the election was fair 538 on police favoring right-wing protests Dan Carlin’s Hard History Hey look, we hav...