From: Zack M. Davis Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 06:20:44 +0000 (-0800) Subject: check in X-Git-Url: http://534655.efjtl6rk.asia/source?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e9e438c05044f12318c1b61869376b17fd777a7c;p=Ultimately_Untrue_Thought.git check in --- diff --git a/content/drafts/agreeing-with-stalin-in-ways-that-exhibit-generally-rationalist-principles.md b/content/drafts/agreeing-with-stalin-in-ways-that-exhibit-generally-rationalist-principles.md index f6bee70..ee0c67f 100644 --- a/content/drafts/agreeing-with-stalin-in-ways-that-exhibit-generally-rationalist-principles.md +++ b/content/drafts/agreeing-with-stalin-in-ways-that-exhibit-generally-rationalist-principles.md @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ When piously appealing to the feelings of people describing reasons they do not I agree that a language convention in which pronouns map to hair color doesn't seem great. The people in this world should probably coordinate on switching to a better convention, if they can figure out how. -But this convention as given, a demand to be referred to as having a hair color _that one does not have_ seems outrageous to me! +But taking this convention as given, a demand to be referred to as having a hair color _that one does not have_ seems outrageous to me! It makes sense to object to the convention forcing a binary choice in the "halfway between two central points" case. That's an example of genuine nuance brought on by a genuine complication to a system that _falsely_ assumes discrete hair colors. diff --git a/content/drafts/if-clarity-seems-like-death-to-them.md b/content/drafts/if-clarity-seems-like-death-to-them.md index 22f2cf3..384035d 100644 --- a/content/drafts/if-clarity-seems-like-death-to-them.md +++ b/content/drafts/if-clarity-seems-like-death-to-them.md @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Math and Wellness Month ended up being mostly a failure: the only math I ended u In June 2019, I made [a linkpost on _Less Wrong_](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5nH5Qtax9ae8CQjZ9/tal-yarkoni-no-it-s-not-the-incentives-it-s-you) to Tal Yarkoni's ["No, It's Not The Incentives—It's you"](https://www.talyarkoni.org/blog/2018/10/02/no-its-not-the-incentives-its-you/), about how professional scientists should stop using career incentives as an excuse for doing poor science. It generated a lot of discussion. -In an email (Subject: "LessWrong.com is dead to me"), Jessica identified _Less Wrong_ moderator [Ray Arnold's comments](https://www.greaterwrong.com/posts/5nH5Qtax9ae8CQjZ9/no-it-s-not-the-incentives-it-s-you/comment/vPj9E9iqXjnNdyhob) as her last straw. Jessica wrote: +In an email (Subject: "LessWrong.com is dead to me"), Jessica identified _Less Wrong_ moderator [Raymond Arnold's comments](https://www.greaterwrong.com/posts/5nH5Qtax9ae8CQjZ9/no-it-s-not-the-incentives-it-s-you/comment/vPj9E9iqXjnNdyhob) as her last straw. Jessica wrote: > LessWrong.com is a place where, if the value of truth conflicts with the value of protecting elites' feelings and covering their asses, the second value will win. > diff --git a/notes/memoir-sections.md b/notes/memoir-sections.md index f27b4ee..a24738d 100644 --- a/notes/memoir-sections.md +++ b/notes/memoir-sections.md @@ -13,20 +13,21 @@ time-sensitive globals TODOs— ✓ clear with Michael/Ben/Jessica ✓ Kelsey won't elaborate on statutes of limitations ✓ clear with Steven -✓ revise gender section ✓ finish and ship "Hrunkner Unnerby" ✓ revise FTX footnote +✓ clear with Ray +✓ finish and ship "Reply to Scott on Autogenderphilia" +- revise gender section - consult Anna - consult Said - -_ finish and ship "Reply to Scott on Autogenderphilia" - +- clear with Ruby _ clear with Mike -_ clear with Ray -_ clear with Ruby + _ SHIP PT. 3!! + + ------------ _ finish pt. 5 diff --git a/notes/notes.txt b/notes/notes.txt index 00c8adc..5456b79 100644 --- a/notes/notes.txt +++ b/notes/notes.txt @@ -3371,3 +3371,5 @@ https://www.reddit.com/r/honesttransgender/comments/17tetu5/im_trans_and_i_trans https://ovarit.com/o/Books/519555/even-trashy-old-novels-knew-the-truth-about-agp https://quillette.com/2023/12/14/misunderstanding-the-fertility-crisis/ + +https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/sex-mimics-are-mimicspart-1