In case you have not heard, there have been some recent and not-so-recent killings allegedly by people who have participated in aspiring rationalist spaces.

I've put some links in a footnote for those who want the basic info.[1]

I believe many people are thinking about this and how to orient. People have questions like:

What has happened?
What is likely to happen?
What can be done to prevent more killings?
How to relate to all of the widespread interest (e.g. from journalists)?

I hereby demarcate this thread as a place for people to ask and answer questions about this topic.

Three virtues for this thread are (1) Taking care of yourself, (2) Courage, and (3) Informing.

Airlines have standard advice to put your own oxygen mask on first, before helping others. The reasoning being that if you don't help yourself, you won't then be able to help [...]

The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.

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First published:
January 31st, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PKDbddjdDaPikQT3b/thread-for-sense-making-on-recent-murders-and-how-to-sanely

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“Thread for Sense-Making on Recent Murders and How to Sanely Respond” by Ben Pace

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“Thread for Sense-Making on Recent Murders and How to Sanely Respond” by Ben Pace