niplav @niplav@schelling.pt

onrushing tide, a mere
fifty miles away, and just
our puny channels

should i start a podcast

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returning_soldier_effect

Disappointed that [1] doesn't actually check for common vNM violations. This must be assuaged

[1]: https://sohl-dickstein.github.io/2023/03/09/coherence.html

So beware filtered reports of people (allegedly) reaching them quickly

For some people jhanas are quite difficult to reach

most require a 10-day retreat

I needed 21 for the first

moloch : slack :: goodhart : swamp

How much counterfactually available outcome-value is left on the table by Hansonian instincts?

I.e. you have a community that tries to achieve X, but they don't achieve X as well as they could because of social status drives. How much better could they achieve X if they didn't have those drives (at same level of intelligence)

Either phrase things clearly with "should" or "ethically", or speak purely in "if X, then Y" or "Z will happen".

Strong anti-normative stance in writing

It is International Happiness day

Universal Love, Transcendent Joy, Infinite Bliss!

Wasn't Carcinisation[1] such a blog?

[1]: https://carcinisation.com/

cops

CDTBNGS (Causal Decision Theory, but no Galaxy-Brained Shit)

half-uplifted octopus escapes and starts a life of crime: The Multi-Armed Bandit