Thoughts On Cults
[content warning: descriptions of spiritual abuse] I prefer the phrase “spiritual abuse” to the word “cult” for several reasons. First, …Continue reading →
View ArticleWhy Do All The Rationalists Live In The Bay Area?
[Attention conservation notice: non-rationalist readers, this is incredibly rationalist inside baseball] [ETA Disclaimer: I know the Seattle rationalist community exists …Continue reading →
View ArticleWhy Attitudes Matter
Sometimes when I am giving ethical advice to people I say things like “it’s important to think of yourself and …Continue reading →
View ArticleIn Defense of Unreliability
In a long post mostly about a different issue, Zvi Mowshowitz writes: I also strongly endorse that the default level of reliability needs …Continue reading →
View ArticleEntitlement, Covert Contracts, Social Libertarianism, and Related Concepts
One of my most unpopular opinions is that “entitlement” is actually a useful concept. It makes sense that people have …Continue reading →
View ArticleSome Things Are Not Coordination Problems
A coordination problem is a situation where, in order to get the best outcome, everyone needs to be doing the …Continue reading →
View ArticleIn My Culture
I really liked this post by Duncan Sabien: Because none of us quite have the same culture, after all. We all differ …Continue reading →
View ArticlePhilosophy of My Advice Column
I have been writing an advice column for a little more than a month, and I have already discovered I …Continue reading →
View ArticleHermeneutical Injustice, Not Gaslighting
I have regularly complained about misuse of the term “gaslighting.” Gaslighting is a form of abuse in which a person you trust manipulates you into distrusting your own perceptions, memories, and...
View ArticleYour Partner Dating Lots Of People Is Less Scary Than You Think It Is
When I see people talk about polyamory, one concern they often have is that the partner who’s more attractive (or female) will be out every night sleeping with a new person, while the partner who’s...
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