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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 solar system via [https://geometricunity.org new | 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 solar system via [https://geometricunity.org new physics]. In the spirit of The Portal, we are always looking for a way out of our perennial problems. | ||
== We Prioritize == | == We Prioritize == | ||
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== Our Core Traits == | == Our Core Traits == | ||
We | We endeavor to be | ||
* Self-aware | * Self-aware | ||
* | * Metacognitive | ||
* Meta-honest | * Meta-honest | ||
* Agentic | * Agentic | ||
* | * Hopeful | ||
* | * Self-teaching | ||
* | * Self-critiquing | ||
* Self-credentialed | * Self-credentialed | ||
* | * Earnest | ||
* Collegial | |||
* | |||
* Imperfect | * Imperfect | ||
* | * Of Good Humor | ||
* | * Tolerant | ||
* | * Curmudgeonly | ||
* Kind | * Loyal to Friends | ||
* Loyal to Opposition | |||
* Kind & compassionate toward others | |||
* Flexible of Mind | * Flexible of Mind | ||
* | * Generous of Spirit | ||
* [https://theportal.group/34-the-importance-of-taste/ Tasteful] | * [https://theportal.group/34-the-importance-of-taste/ Tasteful] | ||
* Curious | * Curious | ||
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* Radically Conservative | * Radically Conservative | ||
* [https://projects.theportal.wiki Project-driven] | * [https://projects.theportal.wiki Project-driven] | ||
* | * Ambitious | ||
* Courageous | * Courageous | ||
* | * Imposters | ||
* Responsibly Heretical | * 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 | * [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/1039589389309902848 Long Heroism, Short Martyrdom] | ||
* [https://x.com/ericrweinstein/status/800396512844922880 Long Good, Short Nice] | * [https://x.com/ericrweinstein/status/800396512844922880 Long Good, Short Nice] | ||
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== Harmonizing Tensions == | == Harmonizing Tensions == | ||
We recognize that reality presents many natural, necessary tensions. While much of the world fights mindlessly over permanent positions that lack all contextual awareness, we see [https://theportal.group/35-superposition/ Superpositions] and trade-offs. As it is said in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastes_3 Ecclesiastes] and Pete Seeger's song, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0xzyhoeu1Y "To Everything There Is a Season], and a time to every purpose under heaven." We | We recognize that reality presents many natural, necessary tensions. While much of the world fights mindlessly over permanent positions that lack all contextual awareness, we see [https://theportal.group/35-superposition/ Superpositions] and trade-offs. As it is said in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastes_3 Ecclesiastes] and Pete Seeger's song, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0xzyhoeu1Y "To Everything There Is a Season], and a time to every purpose under heaven." We strive to find efficient frontiers through ongoing internal dialectic. Here are some areas that we believe would benefit the most from an emphasis on harmonization and [https://thebasics.guide/gene-expression-regulation/ Regulated Expression]: | ||
* | * arrogance | humility | ||
* analysis | intuition | * analysis | intuition | ||
* [https://theportal.group/2013-edge-excellence/ excellence | genius] | * [https://theportal.group/2013-edge-excellence/ excellence | genius] | ||
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* depth | breadth | * depth | breadth | ||
* individualism | collectivism | * individualism | collectivism | ||
* romanticism | | * romanticism | realism | ||
* tribalism | cosmopolitanism | |||
* | |||
* levity | gravity | * levity | gravity | ||
== We Value == | == We Value == | ||
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* Our Time | * Our Time | ||
* 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 | ||
* | * Genius-level, Pro-social Trolling (e.g. Tom Lehrer, Gilbert and Sullivan) | ||
* Radical compression with minimal distortion | * Radical compression with minimal distortion | ||
* High signal with minimal noise | * High signal with minimal noise | ||
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* The [[Double Island Rules]] | * The [[Double Island Rules]] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira_wine#The_aging_process Estufagem processes] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira_wine#The_aging_process Estufagem processes] | ||
* [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 | ||
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