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Highlights From The Comments On Elon Musk
Scott Alexander summarizes and responds to reader comments on his Elon Musk book review, covering various aspects of Musk's life, work, and personality.
82 min read 12,560 words
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Book Review: Elon Musk
Scott reviews Ashlee Vance's 2015 Elon Musk biography, analyzing Musk's personality, work ethic, and business strategies to understand his successes and controversies.
67 min read 10,307 words
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Your Incentives Are Not The Same As Media Companies'
Scott Alexander critiques toxic Twitter behavior, explaining its personal and social costs, and warns against imitating confrontational media tactics.
5 min read 699 words
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Mantic Monday: Twitter Chaos Edition
Scott Alexander analyzes prediction markets on Twitter, FTX, effective altruism, and US midterms, discussing their accuracy and exploring the concept of 'scandal markets'.
30 min read 4,529 words
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Mantic Monday 7/11/22
The post examines prediction markets for Trump's 2024 chances, Musk's Twitter deal, and the impact of the Dobbs decision, while also discussing new forecasting initiatives and other current events.
12 min read 1,791 words
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Against Signal-Boosting As Doxxing
Scott Alexander critiques the practice of signal-boosting offensive tweets to harm someone's reputation, arguing it undermines free speech and creates dangerous precedents.
12 min read 1,798 words
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A New Chapter In The Codex
Scott Alexander announces reduced blogging frequency due to starting full-time work, expecting content to focus more on medicine and psychiatry.
3 min read 331 words