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Oct 17, 2016
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The Moral Of The Story

9 min • 1,238 words • 141 comments
Scott presents a series of short stories, each concluding with a pun-based moral, demonstrating his wit and love for wordplay. Longer summary
This post is a collection of short stories or anecdotes, each followed by a pun-based moral. The stories cover various topics, from fairy tales to technology, and each ends with a clever wordplay that relates to a common saying or cultural reference. The author warns about puns at the beginning and mentions that some content is self-plagiarized from their social media. The overall tone is humorous and playful, showcasing the author's wit and fondness for wordplay. Shorter summary
May 27, 2013
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Transhumanist Fables

6 min • 822 words • 28 comments
Scott Alexander rewrites classic fairy tales to illustrate transhumanist and rationalist concepts, each ending with a moral lesson related to these philosophies. Longer summary
Scott Alexander presents a series of reimagined fairy tales with transhumanist and rationalist morals. Each story is a twist on a classic tale, concluding with a lesson related to concepts like exponential growth, decision theory, artificial intelligence risks, and self-modification. The stories are brief and satirical, using familiar narratives to illustrate complex ideas from rationalist and transhumanist thought. Shorter summary