Robert Wright's Nonzero (private feed for eveningglass@gmail.com)
Society & Culture:Philosophy
Bob and Mickey talk about how they’re going to talk about Breathless later. Mickey says Trump’s magical declassifying powers aren’t as crazy as he thought. Bob sees signs of Biden-like cognitive decline in Trump. Will the archivists be the one to nail Trump? Mickey says F*** the historians—but he says that every week. Why didn’t Letitia James charge Trump with crimes if he’s so guilty? Walter Kirn, champion of paranoia. The national conservative agenda has one big problem. Mickey tries to answer Larry Summers. Whatever you do, don’t blame feminism. A movie convinces Mickey India will take over the world. Bob’s theory of why men screw up. What killed community? Bob tries to entice Mickey into the metaverse. Is Wokism aiding and abetting? The six people Bob doesn’t want to meet in heaven. Strange sympathy for Sam Harris. Breathless for Dummies. Is Breathless anti-American? Bob asks, How is Breathless like auto-styling? Mickey: ‘I’m the auto styling expert around here, buddy.’ Mickey’s first pass at Noah Smith, robots, and jobs. What does Will MacAskill mean by ‘AI values lock-in’? Bob alleges that AI lacks cognitive empathy. Mickey unimpressed with Bob’s AI art. What if machines only read the Atlantic? Help Mickey find porn on the internet. Bob fails the coastal elite ‘croissant’ pronunciation test. Mickey hates on Brooklyn rock music. The commenters are always right.
This dialogue is (in part, at least) a continuation of a publicly available dialogue taped earlier in the day.
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