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Half A Month Of Consolation Writing Advice

Scott Alexander provides fifteen pieces of writing advice for aspiring bloggers, emphasizing authenticity, avoiding microdishonesty, mastering basic disciplines before breaking rules, and finding original angles on common topics rather than recycling blogosphere content.

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Apr 21, 2026 6,219 words 858 likes 210 comments Listen · 33 min Read Read Opened Opened

ACX Classifieds 4/24

Scott introduces an irregular classifieds thread for readers to advertise in various categories, providing guidelines and related resources.

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Apr 11, 2024 121 words 49 likes 479 comments Read Read Opened Opened

Universe-Hopping Through Substack

Scott Alexander reviews popular Substack blogs from various categories, offering humorous commentary and insights on each.

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Sep 29, 2022 7,043 words 315 likes 279 comments Listen · 48 min Read Read Opened Opened

Book Review Contest Rules 2022

Scott Alexander announces the 2022 Book Review Contest, detailing rules, submission guidelines, and prizes for participants.

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Feb 4, 2022 484 words 47 likes 87 comments Listen · 5 min Read Read Opened Opened

Why Do I Suck?

Scott Alexander explores reasons why some readers think his writing quality has declined, addressing various factors from idea exhaustion to intellectual progression.

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Feb 2, 2022 3,439 words 426 likes 673 comments Listen · 24 min Read Read Opened Opened

Adding My Data Point To The Discussion Of Substack Advances

Scott Alexander recounts his experience with Substack's advance payment offer, demonstrating that the company's strategy was likely motivated by genuine revenue predictions rather than sinister intentions.

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Mar 22, 2021 834 words 160 likes 490 comments Listen · 7 min Read Read Opened Opened

Statement on New York Times Article

Scott Alexander responds to a New York Times article about him, addressing what he sees as unfair claims and misrepresentations.

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Feb 14, 2021 2,111 words 868 likes 1,292 comments Listen · 14 min Read Read Opened Opened

Book Review Contest Final Rules

Scott Alexander announces the final rules and details for his postponed book review contest, including submission guidelines, prizes, and publication plans.

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Feb 4, 2021 411 words 36 likes 36 comments Listen · 4 min Read Read Opened Opened

Logistics

Scott Alexander details the logistics of his new blog on Substack, including subscription options and content plans, while addressing reader concerns.

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Jan 22, 2021 1,167 words 213 likes 278 comments Listen · 9 min Read Read Opened Opened

You're Probably Wondering Why I've Called You Here Today

Scott Alexander introduces his new blog, Astral Codex Ten, centered around the concept of ṛta and exploring topics related to rationality, science, and human cognition.

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Jan 21, 2021 739 words 506 likes 246 comments Listen · 6 min Read Read Opened Opened

Still Alive

Scott Alexander describes deleting his blog Slate Star Codex due to a doxxing threat, the aftermath, and his decision to return to blogging under his real name.

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Jan 21, 2021 6,643 words 1,597 likes 483 comments Listen · 39 min Read Read Opened Opened

Introducing Astral Codex Ten

Scott Alexander announces the launch of his new blog, Astral Codex Ten, and provides the URL.

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Jan 21, 2021 34 words 0 likes 12 comments Read Read Opened Opened

Mistakes

Scott Alexander maintains a list of significant mistakes in his blog posts, providing corrections and updates in reverse chronological order.

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Sep 29, 2020 6,480 words 73 likes 0 comments Read Read Opened Opened

NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog

Scott Alexander deletes his blog Slate Star Codex to prevent the New York Times from revealing his real name, citing professional and safety concerns.

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Jun 22, 2020 1,408 words 0 likes -1 comments Listen · 9 min Read Read Opened Opened

Problems With Paywalls

Scott Alexander discusses the problems with paywalled articles and proposes solutions to improve internet users' experience.

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Jun 4, 2020 2,155 words 0 likes 465 comments Listen · 14 min Read Read Opened Opened

Book Review Contest: Call For Entries

Scott Alexander announces a book review contest for Slate Star Codex, outlining submission guidelines and prizes for the winners.

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May 5, 2020 698 words 0 likes 204 comments Listen · 6 min Read Read Opened Opened

LW Party: Bay Area Invitation

Less Wrong is hosting a party in Berkeley for Bay Area SSC readers, with Scott Alexander and the Less Wrong team attending.

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Sep 6, 2019 82 words 0 likes 15 comments Read Read Opened Opened

Some Clarifications On Rationalist Blogging

Scott Alexander clarifies that his blog Slate Star Codex is not strictly representative of the rationalist community, and addresses common misconceptions about the blog's relationship to rationalism and effective altruism.

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Jul 4, 2019 665 words 0 likes 204 comments Listen · 6 min Read Read Opened Opened

Nonfiction Writing Advice

Scott Alexander offers ten tips for effective nonfiction writing, emphasizing structure, variety, flow, and persuasion techniques.

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Feb 20, 2016 6,380 words 0 likes 594 comments Read Read Opened Opened

Apologia Pro Vita Sua

Scott Alexander compares his inability to allocate time for work tasks despite blogging regularly to heroin addicts' inability to allocate money for medication despite buying drugs.

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May 25, 2014 656 words 0 likes 35 comments Read Read Opened Opened

Hitting Below The (Bible) Belt

Scott shares a comedic video about people praising a non-existent Pope, using it to humorously critique Catholic tendency to believe in nonexistent father figures.

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Mar 8, 2013 185 words 0 likes 21 comments Read Read Opened Opened

You’re probably wondering why I’ve called you here today

Scott Alexander introduces his new blog, Slate Star Codex, and explains its ethos of 'charity over absurdity' in intellectual discourse.

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Feb 12, 2013 627 words 0 likes 10 comments Listen · 7 min Read Read Opened Opened
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