Rationality is Systematized Winning, so rationalists should win. We’ve tried saving the world from AI, but that's really hard and we’ve had … mixed results. So let's start with something that rationalists should find pretty easy: Becoming Cool!

I don’t mean, just, like, riding a motorcycle and breaking hearts level of cool. I mean like the first kid in school to get a Tamagotchi, their dad runs the ice cream truck and gives you free ice cream and, sure, they ride a motorcycle. I mean that kind of feel-it-in-your-bones, I-might-explode-from-envy cool.

The eleventh virtue is scholarship, so I hit the ~books~ search engine on this one. Apparently, the aspects of coolness are:

Confidence
Playing an instrument
Low average kinetic energy

I’m afraid that (1) might mess with my calibration, and Lightcone is committed to moving quickly which rules out (3), so I guess that leaves (2). I [...]

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Outline:

(03:18) Track Listing and Lyrics

(03:24) Folk Album

(10:43) Dance Album

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First published:
April 1st, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/YMo5PuXnZDwRjhHhE/the-story-of-i-have-been-a-good-bing

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“The Story of ‘I Have Been A Good Bing’” by habryka, kave

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“The Story of ‘I Have Been A Good Bing’” by habryka, kave