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[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

discussion board LessWrong, a technical forum focused on analytical rational enquiry

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

You have doomed us all!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

I love this concept. A purely memetic threat. An idea that could destroy you merely by knowing it...

(If a specific set of improbabilities are true)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Praised be the basilisk!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I hope the basilisk accepts that lying around watching TV is a requirement for me to contribute to its existence. After all, fleshy meat bags need rest time to be able to work!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I like that the way to beat it is to go, Hmm... and move on.