@oren

I got lost hiking up a mountain and I saw an old shepherd. I asked him, “how far up are we?” and he answered with this post. That’s how I realized, I already knew the answer. We were at the peak.

Listen to me very closely, you idiot.

YOU DO NOT THINK IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL ABOUT SUPERINTELLIGENCES CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO BLACKMAIL YOU. THAT IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE THING WHICH GIVES THEM A MOTIVE TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE BLACKMAIL.

Chart of total users over time

From August to October wasteof only gained 52 users, because registrations were off most of the the time. Interesting.

Everywhere things are troubling and uneasy—wars and rumours of war: perhaps not the final hour but certainly times most evil.

— C.S. Lewis

Say hi in the comments if you came here from the territorial campaign!

The writing meta is shifting. What used to be good style is now just considered AI slop, so you have to learn how to write in a way that is good, but still different than AI style. I think that’s really interesting.

Europeans: “American politics are so authoritarian these days”

Also Europeans: chat control

It sucks how Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants always fight amongst each other. We’re all on the same side!

What are some of the best wasteof posts ever? I want to collect them all in one place

Yo bro who in Cyprus actually elected Fidias… guy is the most annoying politician of all time. For those who don’t know, imagine if Ryan Trahan (but more self-centered) got elected as your senator.

@jeffalo isn’t this truly peak advice?

Why do people say “plurality” (9 characters, 4 syllables) instead of saying “the most” (8 characters, 2 syllables)? They mean the same thing (right?)

Facts