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artificial intelligence (23) existential risk (19) evolution (16) game theory (14) capitalism (12) transhumanism (11) coordination problems (10) Nick Land (3) Moloch (2)

Meditations On Moloch

Scott Alexander analyzes Moloch as a metaphor for destructive societal coordination problems, using various examples to show how competing incentives can lead to negative outcomes.

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Jul 30, 2014 14,959 words 0 likes 736 comments Listen · 107 min Read Read
scientific research (64) links (62) cryptocurrency (30) link collection (23) science news (11) genetic research (5) Chinese politics (4) religious history (4) cultural oddities (3) quantum physics (2)

Links For July 2014

Scott shares and comments on various interesting links from July 2014, covering topics from scientific research to cultural oddities, with his characteristic mix of intellectual analysis and humor.

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Jul 11, 2014 1,661 words 0 likes 116 comments Read Read
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