Homunculus, Jr.
@nhomu.com
if you had to compile a reading list on the challenges of 21st century civ of similar scope, length, digestiblility by rat-adjacents as www.21civ.com BUT with YOUR political slant:
how'd you go abt it?
where'd you start?
who else would you ask?
open question but pinging @dawnlightmelody.bsky.social
how'd you go abt it?
where'd you start?
who else would you ask?
open question but pinging @dawnlightmelody.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
if you had to compile a reading list on the challenges of 21st century civ of similar scope, length, digestiblility by rat-adjacents as www.21civ.com BUT with YOUR political slant:
how'd you go abt it?
where'd you start?
who else would you ask?
open question but pinging @dawnlightmelody.bsky.social
how'd you go abt it?
where'd you start?
who else would you ask?
open question but pinging @dawnlightmelody.bsky.social
being an old "millennial" is gonna sound so much more charismatic than being an old "boomer", like some kind of elder vampire caste
i hope we get to keep our moniker by the time the young start blaming everything wrong with the world on us, cause we won the lottery with that one it goes hard
i hope we get to keep our moniker by the time the young start blaming everything wrong with the world on us, cause we won the lottery with that one it goes hard
September 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
being an old "millennial" is gonna sound so much more charismatic than being an old "boomer", like some kind of elder vampire caste
i hope we get to keep our moniker by the time the young start blaming everything wrong with the world on us, cause we won the lottery with that one it goes hard
i hope we get to keep our moniker by the time the young start blaming everything wrong with the world on us, cause we won the lottery with that one it goes hard
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We'll be dropping a podcast with Ivan Vendrov on recommender systems later today
September 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We'll be dropping a podcast with Ivan Vendrov on recommender systems later today
Could we try to compile another list of The Best Textbooks On Every Subject through bluesky, like this LW post attempted to?
What could be possible ways to set this up to work well on bsky?
(I think the rules in the picture, for starters, make sense)
www.lesswrong.com/posts/xg3hXC...
What could be possible ways to set this up to work well on bsky?
(I think the rules in the picture, for starters, make sense)
www.lesswrong.com/posts/xg3hXC...
August 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Could we try to compile another list of The Best Textbooks On Every Subject through bluesky, like this LW post attempted to?
What could be possible ways to set this up to work well on bsky?
(I think the rules in the picture, for starters, make sense)
www.lesswrong.com/posts/xg3hXC...
What could be possible ways to set this up to work well on bsky?
(I think the rules in the picture, for starters, make sense)
www.lesswrong.com/posts/xg3hXC...
are they ever gonna patch the hedonic treadmill? that's one seriously bullshit mechanic
who's working on this
who's working on this
August 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
are they ever gonna patch the hedonic treadmill? that's one seriously bullshit mechanic
who's working on this
who's working on this
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my social intelligence is... unconventional. a bold artistic choice. avant-garde
August 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
my social intelligence is... unconventional. a bold artistic choice. avant-garde
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And in unrelated research/browsing, another song about the graphene light sails of arxiv.org/abs/1506.09214 suno.com/song/0d174ab...
Riding the Light
Listen and make your own on Suno.
suno.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And in unrelated research/browsing, another song about the graphene light sails of arxiv.org/abs/1506.09214 suno.com/song/0d174ab...
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Global Risks Weekly Roundup #33/2025
August 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Global Risks Weekly Roundup #33/2025
slightly diminish a band:
president crimson
president crimson
slightly diminish a band:
beige floyd
beige floyd
slightly diminish a band:
linkin courtyard
linkin courtyard
August 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
slightly diminish a band:
president crimson
president crimson
if you looked at these graphs you'd maybe guess that, here in italy, the anti-inequality animosity from the left on our social media would differ substantially from that of the US
or that they'd blame unfettered capitalism much less for our country's ills
if so, you'd be wrong on both counts
or that they'd blame unfettered capitalism much less for our country's ills
if so, you'd be wrong on both counts
August 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
if you looked at these graphs you'd maybe guess that, here in italy, the anti-inequality animosity from the left on our social media would differ substantially from that of the US
or that they'd blame unfettered capitalism much less for our country's ills
if so, you'd be wrong on both counts
or that they'd blame unfettered capitalism much less for our country's ills
if so, you'd be wrong on both counts
thinking that italian TV was ridiculed and drew feminist ire for the women in skimpy clothing as eyecandy, but this format would've been seen as gross even by berlusconi's mediaset standards
doubt this could have happened in the west outside the US; know counterexamples?
youtu.be/K0jn9S6UfcI?...
doubt this could have happened in the west outside the US; know counterexamples?
youtu.be/K0jn9S6UfcI?...
Buttaface contest in Las Vegas
YouTube video by Mick and Keith TV
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
thinking that italian TV was ridiculed and drew feminist ire for the women in skimpy clothing as eyecandy, but this format would've been seen as gross even by berlusconi's mediaset standards
doubt this could have happened in the west outside the US; know counterexamples?
youtu.be/K0jn9S6UfcI?...
doubt this could have happened in the west outside the US; know counterexamples?
youtu.be/K0jn9S6UfcI?...
When it comes to evaluating my own ideas, it's really annoying to be paralyzingly pessimistic by default and overconfident when on my ADHD meds - with no good middle ground
I mean if I have to choose between the two, at least on overconfidence I try lots and get something done! but man... x_x
I mean if I have to choose between the two, at least on overconfidence I try lots and get something done! but man... x_x
August 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When it comes to evaluating my own ideas, it's really annoying to be paralyzingly pessimistic by default and overconfident when on my ADHD meds - with no good middle ground
I mean if I have to choose between the two, at least on overconfidence I try lots and get something done! but man... x_x
I mean if I have to choose between the two, at least on overconfidence I try lots and get something done! but man... x_x
I haven't followed the GPT-5 release closely, but I saw a lot of disappointed commentary
Progress sure doesn't seem to have plateaued on at least this measure though
Progress sure doesn't seem to have plateaued on at least this measure though
August 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I haven't followed the GPT-5 release closely, but I saw a lot of disappointed commentary
Progress sure doesn't seem to have plateaued on at least this measure though
Progress sure doesn't seem to have plateaued on at least this measure though
3 months later i'm still looking for something like this, if anybody's down
looking for meditation buddies to try to do a ~daily meditation pomodoro with for a while
i'm flexible with time and open to anyone and any level of expertise (beginner myself)
i'm flexible with time and open to anyone and any level of expertise (beginner myself)
July 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
3 months later i'm still looking for something like this, if anybody's down
I actually just scored 130~140 in what should be a pretty reliable test, and I even have pretty good reasons to believe I underperformed
I'd been told the psychotic breaks I went through came with int decline, so I was terrified to test till now... but to my immense relief I seem to be doing ok! :D
I'd been told the psychotic breaks I went through came with int decline, so I was terrified to test till now... but to my immense relief I seem to be doing ok! :D
My brain is pretty boring in some ways.
120~130 probs, & not nearly as much knowledge as I'd like due to laziness, ADHD and bad long term memory
To the extent I find it interesting, it's mostly that I spend a lot of time thinking, I'm independent-minded, and open to updating views and self-improve
120~130 probs, & not nearly as much knowledge as I'd like due to laziness, ADHD and bad long term memory
To the extent I find it interesting, it's mostly that I spend a lot of time thinking, I'm independent-minded, and open to updating views and self-improve
July 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I actually just scored 130~140 in what should be a pretty reliable test, and I even have pretty good reasons to believe I underperformed
I'd been told the psychotic breaks I went through came with int decline, so I was terrified to test till now... but to my immense relief I seem to be doing ok! :D
I'd been told the psychotic breaks I went through came with int decline, so I was terrified to test till now... but to my immense relief I seem to be doing ok! :D
the spotify recs engine kinda baited my curiosity with this song that made me feel Seen
but I'm loving this Seth Angerer guy
one man project, many different interesting pieces that go really hard... and hardly any views! insanely underrated
replies to all yt comments too
youtu.be/QB0OisyF2Y0?...
but I'm loving this Seth Angerer guy
one man project, many different interesting pieces that go really hard... and hardly any views! insanely underrated
replies to all yt comments too
youtu.be/QB0OisyF2Y0?...
Dancing Shadows of Aspergistan
YouTube video by Angerer - Topic
youtu.be
May 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
the spotify recs engine kinda baited my curiosity with this song that made me feel Seen
but I'm loving this Seth Angerer guy
one man project, many different interesting pieces that go really hard... and hardly any views! insanely underrated
replies to all yt comments too
youtu.be/QB0OisyF2Y0?...
but I'm loving this Seth Angerer guy
one man project, many different interesting pieces that go really hard... and hardly any views! insanely underrated
replies to all yt comments too
youtu.be/QB0OisyF2Y0?...
looking for meditation buddies to try to do a ~daily meditation pomodoro with for a while
i'm flexible with time and open to anyone and any level of expertise (beginner myself)
i'm flexible with time and open to anyone and any level of expertise (beginner myself)
April 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
looking for meditation buddies to try to do a ~daily meditation pomodoro with for a while
i'm flexible with time and open to anyone and any level of expertise (beginner myself)
i'm flexible with time and open to anyone and any level of expertise (beginner myself)
I dont want to hide where I stand for fear of losing some bluesky friends–
I think Woke is a serious threat to liberalism and lucid policy-making, not a mere annoyance. It worries and irritates me to see it downplayed.
But Trumpism is an *even worse* threat to my ideals and very worth fighting too.
I think Woke is a serious threat to liberalism and lucid policy-making, not a mere annoyance. It worries and irritates me to see it downplayed.
But Trumpism is an *even worse* threat to my ideals and very worth fighting too.
April 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I dont want to hide where I stand for fear of losing some bluesky friends–
I think Woke is a serious threat to liberalism and lucid policy-making, not a mere annoyance. It worries and irritates me to see it downplayed.
But Trumpism is an *even worse* threat to my ideals and very worth fighting too.
I think Woke is a serious threat to liberalism and lucid policy-making, not a mere annoyance. It worries and irritates me to see it downplayed.
But Trumpism is an *even worse* threat to my ideals and very worth fighting too.
Any explanation of the appeal of Scott Alexander or rationalism that doesn't also explain why they're the only culture that values and promotes prediction markets and other methods of rigorous predictive accountability so much is not a very good explanation imo.
Here's my theory about (part of) the appeal, particularly in nerd circles, of Scott Alexander and Curtis Yarvin. And it's a theory of why so many people found them appealing who weren't (simply) in it for the plausible-deniability racism or their central message that a high IQ makes you superior. 🧵
April 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Any explanation of the appeal of Scott Alexander or rationalism that doesn't also explain why they're the only culture that values and promotes prediction markets and other methods of rigorous predictive accountability so much is not a very good explanation imo.
Nuño AMA still active get in
• founding member of formidable forecasting team Samotsvety (pic1: Scott Alexander endorsement)
• runs Sentinel, a young nonprofit org to predict and prevent catastrophes.
Makes great weekly global risk reports too, look it up!
• great person all around, rec following
• founding member of formidable forecasting team Samotsvety (pic1: Scott Alexander endorsement)
• runs Sentinel, a young nonprofit org to predict and prevent catastrophes.
Makes great weekly global risk reports too, look it up!
• great person all around, rec following
April 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Nuño AMA still active get in
• founding member of formidable forecasting team Samotsvety (pic1: Scott Alexander endorsement)
• runs Sentinel, a young nonprofit org to predict and prevent catastrophes.
Makes great weekly global risk reports too, look it up!
• great person all around, rec following
• founding member of formidable forecasting team Samotsvety (pic1: Scott Alexander endorsement)
• runs Sentinel, a young nonprofit org to predict and prevent catastrophes.
Makes great weekly global risk reports too, look it up!
• great person all around, rec following
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Ex-OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajilo - who has arguably the best track record of predicting AI progress, predicts the coming couple years.
He's not optimistic.
He's not optimistic.
AI 2027
A research-backed AI scenario forecast.
ai-2027.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ex-OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajilo - who has arguably the best track record of predicting AI progress, predicts the coming couple years.
He's not optimistic.
He's not optimistic.
IMO trve counterculture tries to push multiple correlated swinging cultural pendulums as close to the ideal, "correct" center positions as possible, if that makes sense.
Can be an eternal struggle because they love to swing wildly, & the "centers" are hard to aim for and to see, and can even shift.
Can be an eternal struggle because they love to swing wildly, & the "centers" are hard to aim for and to see, and can even shift.
counterculture is an inherently self-defeating proposition
as soon as you get on top now you're the culture
and you now have to fight yourself
as soon as you get on top now you're the culture
and you now have to fight yourself
January 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
IMO trve counterculture tries to push multiple correlated swinging cultural pendulums as close to the ideal, "correct" center positions as possible, if that makes sense.
Can be an eternal struggle because they love to swing wildly, & the "centers" are hard to aim for and to see, and can even shift.
Can be an eternal struggle because they love to swing wildly, & the "centers" are hard to aim for and to see, and can even shift.
If you not only feel, but WELCOME the feeling of joy at the extreme suffering of your outgroup or you ENCOURAGE it in others, it's a very reliable signal that your moral compass is trash, according to understanding of morals that makes sense to me
Hold me accountable if I'm not consistent w this 🤝
Hold me accountable if I'm not consistent w this 🤝
June 22, 2023 at 12:33 PM
If you not only feel, but WELCOME the feeling of joy at the extreme suffering of your outgroup or you ENCOURAGE it in others, it's a very reliable signal that your moral compass is trash, according to understanding of morals that makes sense to me
Hold me accountable if I'm not consistent w this 🤝
Hold me accountable if I'm not consistent w this 🤝
I might have fucked up 🤔
In more than one way
Got something to think about today, I guess
In more than one way
Got something to think about today, I guess
June 13, 2023 at 9:27 AM
I might have fucked up 🤔
In more than one way
Got something to think about today, I guess
In more than one way
Got something to think about today, I guess