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This is where we start to get into the darker territory of Dark Arts.

Sadly, much of elite culture is downstream of this chapter too; someone pointed out to me that awareness of this might be rare among silicon valley software engineers; but sadly, it's not rare among silicon valley venture capitalists, nor in other major cities like NYC, London, and DC.

If you're even a little bit familiar with the current situation with elite opinion on AI safety (e.g. silicon valley venture capitalists, politicians, etc), you'll look at this chapter and think "ah, this chapter was read by millions of elites starting in the 1930s, that explains a lot actually".

I said that the previous chapter describes why humans are the lemmings of the primate family, but this chapter goes way further. As a species, we hyperfocus on anticipating this dynamic whenever [...]

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First published:
January 28th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZnK59RDAMxSgDphgv/win-friends-and-influence-people-ch-2-the-bombshell

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[Linkpost] “Win Friends and Influence People Ch. 2: The Bombshell” by gull

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