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Highlights From The Comments On "Don't Look Up"
Scott Alexander responds to comments on his 'Don't Look Up' movie review, addressing criticisms and exploring various interpretations of the film.
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Highlights From The Comments On Putin
Commenters provide additional context and debate points from Scott Alexander's review of a Putin biography, covering Putin's rise, the author's objectivity, and comparisons to US politics.
27 min read 4,142 words
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To what degree do we have goals?
Scott argues against negotiating with unconscious desires, distinguishing between behavior-executors (which have context-dependent urges) and utility-maximizers (which have stable preferences), and suggests we mistakenly model ourselves as the latter when we're actually the former.
13 min read 1,971 words
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Highlights From The Comments On Missing School
Scott Alexander discusses and responds to comments on his article about the effects of missing school, exploring various perspectives and reflecting on education's value and impact.
41 min read 6,239 words
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Seen In The Bay
Scott Alexander presents a visual tour of the Bay Area's eccentricities through a series of photos with humorous commentary.
26 min read 4,014 words
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Survey Results: PMS Symptoms
Scott Alexander explores correlations between PMS symptoms and various beliefs and traits, finding significant connections that leave him puzzled.
9 min read 1,327 words
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Your Book Review: Down And Out In Paris And London
The review analyzes Orwell's 'Down and Out in Paris and London', praising its vivid depictions of poverty while noting some limitations in perspective.
90 min read 13,903 words
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Book Review: Global Economic History
Scott Alexander reviews a book on global economic history, discussing various factors and strategies that have influenced national development and industrialization.
20 min read 2,953 words
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Highlights From The Comments On Modern Architecture
Scott Alexander discusses reader comments on why modern architecture differs from older styles, exploring economic, cultural, and artistic explanations.
65 min read 9,946 words
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Your Book Review: Public Choice Theory And The Illusion Of Grand Strategy
A review of Richard Hanania's book arguing that public choice theory, not grand strategy, explains US foreign policy decisions and their often devastating consequences.
52 min read 8,023 words
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Links For September 2022
Scott Alexander shares 40 diverse and intriguing links and news items from September 2022, covering topics from AI advancements to political analysis and cultural observations.
19 min read 2,870 words
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Mantic Monday 9/16/24
Scott examines a new AI forecaster, discusses Polymarket's success, and reviews recent developments in prediction markets and forecasting.
17 min read 2,631 words
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Your Book Review: Exhaustion
Anna Schaffner's 'Exhaustion: A History' traces explanations for chronic fatigue from ancient times to modern Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, showing how they reflect contemporary cultural and scientific ideas.
29 min read 4,346 words
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Cryonics without freezers: resurrection possibilities in a Big World
Scott argues that if Big World theories are true and we accept the consequentialist view of identity used by cryonics advocates, then perfect copies of you already exist throughout the multiverse, making cryonics unnecessary for a form of immortality.
12 min read 1,832 words
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Does Georgism Work? Part 2: Can Landlords Pass Land Value Tax on to Tenants?
Lars Doucet examines whether landlords can pass Land Value Tax on to tenants, concluding that empirical evidence supports they cannot.
41 min read 6,309 words
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Model City Monday
Scott Alexander explores various modern independence-seeking projects, including charter cities and secessionist movements, discussing their potential and challenges.
22 min read 3,311 words
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Oh, The Places You'll Go When Trying To Figure Out The Right Dose Of Escitalopram
Scott Alexander investigates the optimal dosage of Lexapro, comparing it to other antidepressants and exploring the reasons behind its effectiveness at lower doses.
16 min read 2,337 words
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Biography of Jason Shea, 44th US President
Scott explores cultural translation by reimagining Xi Jinping's life as that of a fictional American president, Jason Shea, and reflects on the challenges of this creative exercise.
10 min read 1,428 words
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Blindness, Schizophrenia, and Autism
Scott explores the puzzling relationship between congenital blindness, schizophrenia, and autism, discussing potential explanations and the need for further research.
6 min read 880 words
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Highlights From The Comments On Culture Wars
Scott Alexander responds to reader comments on his culture wars article, addressing various topics including 4chan history, transgender issues, feminism, dating apps, and internet censorship.
36 min read 5,540 words
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Highlights From The Comments On Hanson And Health Care
Scott Alexander summarizes comments on his healthcare effectiveness debate with Robin Hanson, including clarifications, study author responses, and reader perspectives on various healthcare topics.
40 min read 6,106 words
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Highlights From The Comments On Justice Creep
Scott Alexander discusses reactions to his 'Justice Creep' article, exploring different perspectives on framing social issues as matters of justice.
38 min read 5,844 words
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Impact Market Mini-Grants Results
Scott Alexander reviews the results of the Impact Market Mini-Grants test run, discussing the top projects and lessons learned about this novel charitable funding method.
24 min read 3,631 words
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Information Markets, Decision Markets, Attention Markets, Action Markets
Scott Alexander explores different types of prediction markets, their uses, limitations, and ethical considerations in decision-making and information gathering.
20 min read 3,064 words
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Mantic Monday 1/29/24
The post examines the performance of prediction markets in elections, current political forecasts, and various other prediction markets, while also discussing the challenges and potential of forecasting.
19 min read 2,887 words