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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 | ||
* | * Curmudgeonly | ||
* | * Loyal to Friends | ||
* Kind | * 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 do not accept the middlebrow binaries, dilemmas, and trilemmas foisted upon us by activists and politicians. Instead, we strive to find efficient frontiers that | 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 do not accept the middlebrow binaries, dilemmas, and trilemmas foisted upon us by activists and politicians. Instead, we strive to find efficient frontiers that balance these tensions 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 | ||
* dreaming | doing | * dreaming | doing | ||
* | * tolerance | prejudice | ||
For a short list of current societal dilemmas that would benefit from this approach, see [[Societal Superpositions]]. | For a short list of current societal dilemmas that would benefit from this approach, see [[Societal Superpositions]]. | ||
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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 | ||
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* [[Ideological Dining a la Carte]] | * [[Ideological Dining a la Carte]] | ||
* Evolutionary thinking | * Evolutionary thinking | ||
* [ | * [https://theportal.group/2013-edge-excellence/ Adaptive Valley Crossing] | ||
* [ | * [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/844198341189627904 Critical feeling] | ||
* Independent, Critical | * Independent, Critical, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle First Principles] thinking | ||
* Constructive Criticism & Dialogue | * Constructive Criticism & Dialogue | ||
* [[Extractive Elite| Public-Spirited, Ethical Elitism]] | * [[Extractive Elite| Public-Spirited, Ethical Elitism]] | ||
* Pro-social Freedom of Expression | * Pro-social Freedom of Expression | ||
* [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/971898487532003329 Bespoke, High-level Curation] (e.g. [https://twitter.com/z3nblack/status/1009252420780617728 Z3nBlack]) | * [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/971898487532003329 Bespoke, High-level Curation] (e.g. [https://twitter.com/z3nblack/status/1009252420780617728 Z3nBlack]) | ||
* [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1603986754603999232 Genius-level, Pro-social Trolling] (e.g. [https:// | * [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1603986754603999232 Genius-level, Pro-social Trolling] (e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer Tom Lehrer], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Sullivan 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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* Hypocrisy budget | * Hypocrisy budget | ||
* Injustice budget | * Injustice budget | ||
== We Downregulate == | == We Downregulate == | ||
* | * Cynicism | ||
* Chaos | * Chaos | ||
* Snark | |||
* Sanctimony | * Sanctimony | ||
* Specialization | * Specialization | ||
* | * Expertise | ||
* | * Consensus | ||
* | * Groupthink | ||
* | * Groupfeel | ||
* | * Interpersonal Drama | ||
* Lossy compression | * Lossy compression | ||
* [[Chess-Opening Problem]]s | * [[Chess-Opening Problem]]s | ||
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== We Exclude == | == We Exclude == | ||
* | * Anti-collegiality | ||
* Cheap, Uncharitable Criticism | * Cheap, Uncharitable Criticism | ||
* Cheap, Uncharitable Trolling | * Cheap, Uncharitable Trolling | ||
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* Duplicitousness and Insincerity | * Duplicitousness and Insincerity | ||
* Psychopathy | * Psychopathy | ||
* Uncharitable | * Uncharitable Roasting | ||
* Dunking and Dragging | |||
* Destructive/Anti-social Gamer Culture | * Destructive/Anti-social Gamer Culture | ||
* Stalking | * Stalking | ||