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We are friends and collaborators of [https://ericweinstein.org Eric Weinstein]. Our community is a self-selected group of high-agency misfit mutants who are interested in diversifying humanity beyond this | We are friends and collaborators of [https://ericweinstein.org Eric Weinstein]. Our community is a self-selected group of high-agency misfit mutants who are interested in diversifying humanity beyond this planet. | ||
== We Prioritize == | == We Prioritize == | ||
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* [[Truth, Meaning, Fitness, Grace|'''Truth, Meaning, Fitness, Grace''']] | * [[Truth, Meaning, Fitness, Grace|'''Truth, Meaning, Fitness, Grace''']] | ||
* [https://youtu.be/LJxBnSyH0T4&t=6114 '''Head, Heart, Loins'''] | * [https://youtu.be/LJxBnSyH0T4&t=6114 '''Head, Heart, Loins'''] | ||
* [https://thebasics.guide/gene-expression-regulation/ Regulated Expression] of | * [https://thebasics.guide/gene-expression-regulation/ Regulated Expression] of the above | ||
== Our Core Traits == | == Our Core Traits == | ||
We | We endeavor to be | ||
* | * self-aware | ||
* | * metacognitive | ||
* | * meta-honest | ||
* | * agentic | ||
* self-teaching | |||
* | * self-critiquing | ||
* self-credentialed | |||
* | * earnest | ||
* | * collegial | ||
* | * imperfect | ||
* | * of good humor | ||
* tolerant | |||
* | * curmudgeonly | ||
* | * loyal to friends | ||
* | * loyal to opposition | ||
* | * kind & compassionate toward others | ||
* | * flexible of mind | ||
* | * generous of spirit | ||
* | * [https://theportal.group/34-the-importance-of-taste/ tasteful] | ||
* | * curious | ||
* | * radically creative | ||
* [https://theportal.group/34-the-importance-of-taste/ | * [https://projects.theportal.wiki project-driven] | ||
* | * ambitious | ||
* courageous | |||
* | * imposters | ||
* [https://projects.theportal.wiki | * responsibly heretical | ||
* | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments Asch], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment Milgram], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment Stanford] negative | ||
* | * [https://x.com/ericrweinstein/status/1039589389309902848 long heroism, short martyrdom] | ||
* | * [https://x.com/ericrweinstein/status/800396512844922880 long good, short nice] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments Asch], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment Milgram], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment | |||
* [https://x.com/ericrweinstein/status/1039589389309902848 | |||
* [https://x.com/ericrweinstein/status/800396512844922880 | |||
== Harmonizing Tensions == | == Harmonizing Tensions == | ||
We recognize | We recognize the following natural Superpositions/Trade-offs/Tensions/Dialectics: | ||
* | * arrogance | humility | ||
* | * analytic approaches | intuitive approaches | ||
* [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 inclusion | exclusion] | * [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 inclusion | exclusion] | ||
* [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 diversity | commonality/interoperability] | * [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 diversity | commonality/interoperability] | ||
* [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 pluralism | leadership] | * [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 pluralism | leadership] | ||
* centralization | decentralization | |||
* centralization | | |||
* transparency | opacity | * transparency | opacity | ||
* depth | breadth | * depth | breadth | ||
* excellence | genius | |||
* [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963Β shunning/cancellation | redemption] | |||
* institutions | disintermediation | |||
* egalitarianism | recognition of differential contribution | |||
* listening | ignoring | |||
* senior leadership and wisdom | removal of those who stopped renewing | |||
* authoritative sources | heterodoxy | |||
* welcoming strangers | prioritizing family and old friends | |||
* ridicule | civility and comity | |||
* modernity | tradition | |||
* individualism | collectivism | * individualism | collectivism | ||
* romanticism | | * romanticism | realism | ||
* tribalism | cosmopolitanism | |||
* | |||
Β | |||
== We Value == | == We Value == | ||
* Abstraction | * Abstraction | ||
* Giving credit and attribution where due | * Giving credit and attribution where due | ||
* Correcting misallocation of credit | * Correcting misallocation of credit | ||
* Balancing [[Type I & Type II Error]] | * Balancing [[Type I & Type II Error]] | ||
* Camping and Decamping | * Camping and Decamping | ||
* | * Healthy competition and rivalry (e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_Tie_Club RNA Tie Club]) | ||
* Ideas over instantiations | * Ideas over instantiations | ||
* [[Ideological Dining a la Carte]] | * [[Ideological Dining a la Carte]] | ||
* Evolutionary thinking | * Evolutionary thinking | ||
* | * Adaptive Valley Crossing | ||
* | * Independent thinking | ||
* | * Critical thinking | ||
* Critical feeling | |||
* Constructive Criticism & Dialogue | * Constructive Criticism & Dialogue | ||
* Radical compression with minimal distortion | * Radical compression with minimal distortion | ||
* High signal with minimal noise | * High signal with minimal noise | ||
* Technical language and reserved terms, where appropriate | * Technical language and reserved terms, where appropriate | ||
* The [[Double Island Rules]] | * The [[Double Island Rules]] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle First Principles] thinking | ||
<!--* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_faith Good faith] arguments | <!--* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_faith Good faith] arguments | ||
* Avoiding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies logical fallacies] | * Avoiding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies logical fallacies] | ||
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* Hypocrisy budget | * Hypocrisy budget | ||
* Injustice budget | * Injustice budget | ||
== We Downregulate == | == We Downregulate == | ||
* | * Cynicism | ||
* Trolling | |||
* Chaos | * Chaos | ||
* Snark | |||
* Sanctimony | * Sanctimony | ||
* Specialization | * Specialization | ||
* | * Expertise | ||
* | * Consensus | ||
* | * Groupthink | ||
* | * Groupfeel | ||
* Lossy compression | * Lossy compression | ||
* | * Oversimplification | ||
* Conversation involving Opening Chess Moves | |||
== We Exclude == | == We Exclude == | ||
* | * Anti-collegiality | ||
* Cheap, Uncharitable Criticism | * Cheap, Uncharitable Criticism | ||
* Self-extinguishing strategies | * Self-extinguishing strategies | ||
* Utopianism | * Utopianism | ||
* Coercion | * Coercion | ||
* Purity | * Purity | ||
* Vindictiveness | * Vindictiveness | ||
* Nihilism | * Nihilism | ||
* Duplicitousness | * Duplicitousness | ||
* Psychopathy | * Psychopathy | ||
* Uncharitable | * Uncharitable Roasting | ||
* Dunking and Dragging | |||
* Destructive/Anti-social Gamer Culture | * Destructive/Anti-social Gamer Culture | ||
* Stalking | * Stalking | ||
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* Doxxing | * Doxxing | ||
* Harassment for sport | * Harassment for sport | ||
* | * Absolutist and totalizing positions | ||
[[Category:Community]] | [[Category:Community]] |