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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 planet. | |||
== We Prioritize == | == We Prioritize == | ||
* [[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'''] | |||
* '''Head, Heart, Loins''' | |||
* [https://thebasics.guide/gene-expression-regulation/ Regulated Expression] of the above | * [https://thebasics.guide/gene-expression-regulation/ Regulated Expression] of the above | ||
== Core Traits | == Our Core Traits == | ||
We | We endeavor to be | ||
* self-aware | * self-aware | ||
* metacognitive | * metacognitive | ||
* meta-honest | * meta-honest | ||
* agentic | |||
* self-teaching | |||
* self-critiquing | |||
* earnest | * earnest | ||
* collegial | |||
* imperfect | |||
* of good humor | * of good humor | ||
* tolerant | * tolerant hard asses | ||
* kind & compassionate toward others | * kind & compassionate toward others | ||
* flexible of mind | * flexible of mind | ||
* generous of spirit | * generous of spirit | ||
* tasteful | * [https://theportal.group/34-the-importance-of-taste/ tasteful] | ||
* curious | * curious | ||
* radically creative | * radically creative | ||
* project-driven | * [https://projects.theportal.wiki project-driven] | ||
* ambitious | * ambitious | ||
* courageous | * courageous | ||
* imposters | * imposters | ||
* responsibly heretical | * responsibly heretical | ||
* long heroism, short martyrdom | * [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 | ||
* long good, short nice | * [https://x.com/ericrweinstein/status/1039589389309902848 long heroism, short martyrdom] | ||
* [https://x.com/ericrweinstein/status/800396512844922880 long good, short nice] | |||
== Harmonizing Tensions == | == Harmonizing Tensions == | ||
Superpositions/Trade-offs/Tensions/Dialectics | We recognize the following natural Superpositions/Trade-offs/Tensions/Dialectics: | ||
* | * arrogance | humility | ||
* inclusion | exclusion | * [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 inclusion | exclusion] | ||
* diversity | commonality/interoperability | * [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 diversity | commonality/interoperability] | ||
* [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 pluralism | leadership] | |||
* centralization | decentralization | * centralization | decentralization | ||
* depth | breadth | * depth | breadth | ||
* transparency | opacity | * transparency | opacity | ||
* shunning | redemption | * [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1432790183104040963 shunning/cancellation | redemption] | ||
* institutions | disintermediation | * institutions | disintermediation | ||
* egalitarianism | recognition of differential contribution | * egalitarianism | recognition of differential contribution | ||
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* ridicule | civility and comity | * ridicule | civility and comity | ||
* modernity | tradition | * modernity | tradition | ||
* individualism | collectivism | |||
* romanticism | realism | |||
* tribalism | cosmopolitanism | |||
== We Value == | |||
* Abstraction | |||
* Giving credit where due | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_faith Good faith] arguments | * Correcting misallocation of credit | ||
* Ideas over instantiations | |||
* [[Ideological Dining a la Carte]] | |||
* Independent thinking | |||
* Critical thinking | |||
* Critical feeling | |||
* Radical compression with minimal distortion | |||
* High signal with minimal noise | |||
* The [[Double Island Rules]] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle First Principles] thinking | |||
<!--* [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] | ||
* Avoiding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem ad hominem] attacks | * Avoiding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem ad hominem] attacks | ||
* Awareness of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases cognitive bias] | * Awareness of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases cognitive bias] | ||
* When in doubt, use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method Socratic Method]--> | |||
* When in doubt, use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method Socratic Method] | |||
== We allow ourselves == | |||
* Hypocrisy budget | |||
* Injustice budget | |||
== We Downregulate == | |||
* Cynicism | |||
* Trolling | |||
* Chaos | |||
* Snark | |||
* Sanctimony | |||
* Specialization | |||
* Expertise | |||
* Consensus | |||
* Groupthink | |||
* Groupfeel | |||
== We Exclude == | |||
* Anti-collegiality | |||
* Self-extinguishing strategies | |||
* | * Coercion | ||
* | * Purity | ||
* | * Vindictiveness | ||
* Nihilism | |||
* Duplicitousness | |||
* Psychopathy | |||
* Roasting | |||
* Dunking and dragging | |||
* Gamer culture | |||
* Stalking | |||
* Physical threats | |||
* Misogyny | |||
* Anti-semitism | |||
* Impersonation | |||
* Doxxing | |||
* Harassment for sport | |||
[[Category:Community]] | [[Category:Community]] | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 9 September 2023
We are friends and collaborators of 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
Our Core Traits
We endeavor to be
- self-aware
- metacognitive
- meta-honest
- agentic
- self-teaching
- self-critiquing
- earnest
- collegial
- imperfect
- of good humor
- tolerant hard asses
- kind & compassionate toward others
- flexible of mind
- generous of spirit
- tasteful
- curious
- radically creative
- project-driven
- ambitious
- courageous
- imposters
- responsibly heretical
- Asch, Milgram, and Stanford negative
- long heroism, short martyrdom
- long good, short nice
Harmonizing Tensions
We recognize the following natural Superpositions/Trade-offs/Tensions/Dialectics:
- arrogance | humility
- inclusion | exclusion
- diversity | commonality/interoperability
- pluralism | leadership
- centralization | decentralization
- depth | breadth
- transparency | opacity
- 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
- romanticism | realism
- tribalism | cosmopolitanism
We Value
- Abstraction
- Giving credit where due
- Correcting misallocation of credit
- Ideas over instantiations
- Ideological Dining a la Carte
- Independent thinking
- Critical thinking
- Critical feeling
- Radical compression with minimal distortion
- High signal with minimal noise
- The Double Island Rules
- First Principles thinking
We allow ourselves
- Hypocrisy budget
- Injustice budget
We Downregulate
- Cynicism
- Trolling
- Chaos
- Snark
- Sanctimony
- Specialization
- Expertise
- Consensus
- Groupthink
- Groupfeel
We Exclude
- Anti-collegiality
- Self-extinguishing strategies
- Coercion
- Purity
- Vindictiveness
- Nihilism
- Duplicitousness
- Psychopathy
- Roasting
- Dunking and dragging
- Gamer culture
- Stalking
- Physical threats
- Misogyny
- Anti-semitism
- Impersonation
- Doxxing
- Harassment for sport