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Practically-A-Book Review: EA Hotel
Scott Alexander reviews the EA Hotel, a project offering free accommodation to effective altruists in Blackpool, England, discussing its potential benefits and challenges.
12 min read 1,710 words
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Essays on effective altruism
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The Craft And The Codex
Scott Alexander discusses how his blog contributes to developing rationality skills through analysis of complex issues and community discussion, despite not focusing directly on core rationality techniques.
7 min read 986 words
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Tax Bill 3: Don’t Mess With Taxes
Scott Alexander responds to criticisms of his tax bill posts, maintains that wealth distribution is more important than growth, and argues the bill likely won't benefit the poor as much as current spending.
11 min read 1,659 words
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SSC Survey Results On Trust
Scott Alexander analyzes SSC survey results on trust, finding correlations with education, location, and political views, but not with gender, race, or religiosity.
5 min read 741 words
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Fear And Loathing At Effective Altruism Global 2017
Scott Alexander attends the Effective Altruism Global 2017 conference, describing both the practical charity work and bizarre philosophical speculations of the movement, ultimately admiring their genuine commitment to doing good.
27 min read 4,123 words
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Classified Thread 2: Best In Classified
Scott Alexander posts a classified thread and advertises rationalist community housing in Berkeley, describing four available houses and inviting applications.
3 min read 447 words
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Bail Out
Scott Alexander examines bail reform as a potential solution to high incarceration rates in the US, discussing its impacts, alternatives, and the effectiveness of bail-paying charities.
19 min read 2,798 words
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Yes, We Have Noticed The Skulls
Scott Alexander defends rationalists against common criticisms, arguing that the movement is self-aware and actively tries to avoid past mistakes while striving for improvement.
10 min read 1,499 words
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The Price Of Glee In China
Scott Alexander examines the paradox of economic growth not increasing happiness in developing countries, questioning the moral implications for global development efforts.
12 min read 1,852 words
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Slow But Steady
The post highlights the effectiveness of bednets in combating malaria in Africa, citing impressive statistics and encouraging donations to continue this progress.
3 min read 444 words
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Links 12/15: Winter Wond-URL-and
Scott shares and comments on various links covering topics like startups, science, academia, social issues and charitable giving, with a focus on rationalist and effective altruist causes.
16 min read 2,477 words
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Beware Systemic Change
Scott Alexander argues that effective altruism should be wary of pursuing systemic change, as it risks wasting resources and alienating supporters.
26 min read 4,024 words
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My Id On Defensiveness
Scott Alexander explains his defensiveness as a response to unfair critiques that risk pushing groups into irredeemable disrepute, and grapples with how to address this issue.
15 min read 2,224 words
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Figure/Ground Illusions
Scott Alexander discusses how figure/ground illusions in ideological debates can make balanced representation appear biased, using examples from effective altruism and AI risk.
8 min read 1,155 words
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Stop Adding Zeroes
Scott Alexander critiques Dylan Matthews' argument against prioritizing existential risk reduction, arguing that Matthews misuses probabilities and that his logic could also undermine other effective altruist causes.
17 min read 2,492 words
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Effective Altruists: Not As Mentally Ill As You Think
The post analyzes survey data to examine if effective altruism attracts people with mental disorders, finding slightly higher rates of autism but no evidence of unusual self-hate or scrupulosity.
5 min read 711 words
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A Series Of Unprincipled Exceptions
Scott discusses the challenge of incorporating animal welfare into effective altruism, proposing a balanced approach to expand moral circles while preserving sanity.
8 min read 1,151 words
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2014 Survey Results
Scott presents the results of the 2014 Less Wrong survey covering demographics, beliefs, community participation, and various psychological measures from 1503 respondents.
32 min read 4,809 words
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Nobody Is Perfect, Everything Is Commensurable
Scott Alexander argues that donating 10% of income to effective charities is a more impactful way to do good than political activism, and recommends joining Giving What We Can.
24 min read 3,585 words
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Tumblr on MIRI
The post analyzes a debate about the effectiveness of MIRI, an AI safety organization, focusing on critiques of their academic output and defenses of their outreach efforts.
49 min read 7,446 words
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Ozy vs. Scott on Charity Baskets
Ozy argues for diversifying charitable donations, while Scott counters that focusing on the single most efficient charity at any given time is more effective.
14 min read 2,153 words
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More Links For May 2014
Scott Alexander shares a diverse collection of interesting links and brief commentaries on topics ranging from pollution solutions to genetic discoveries and cultural differences.
6 min read 837 words
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Not Even A Real Links Post, Just A Blatant Ad
Scott Alexander promotes a charity event, encouraging donations to MIRI or Sankara Eye Foundation to help them win valuable services.
2 min read 213 words
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Five Years and One Week of Less Wrong
Scott Alexander reflects on five years of Less Wrong, highlighting the community's intellectual progress in various areas of rationality and philosophy.
18 min read 2,683 words
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2013 Survey Results
Scott Alexander presents comprehensive results from the 2013 Less Wrong community survey, covering demographics, beliefs, and behavioral patterns of 1636 respondents.
38 min read 5,884 words