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Comment author: Eneasz 15 April 2013 08:34:47PM *  0 points [-]

Why not something catchy? The sequences often had extremely catchy titles (eg "An Alien God"). "Becoming Less Wrong" is pretty good, but it doesn't have enough pizzazz. How'sabout something like:

  • "If you're reading this, Phase One of my master plan is already complete" (yes, stolen from a T-shirt, but rather appropriate) or
  • "The world is mad, you don't have to be"

or some variety of the 'rationality is applied winning' meme:

  • "On Winning"
  • "Winning - Theory and Practice"

Maybe a take on defeating Azathoth?

  • "Kill a God - Become an Agent"
  • "Wresting Control of Yourself from Evolution's Grasp"

At any rate, the Memetic Hazard sign should be somewhere on the cover. :)

Comment author: Jay_Schweikert 15 April 2013 08:52:11PM 5 points [-]

I like the general point about something catchy with pizzazz. "Being Less Wrong" is my favorite so far, but it could probably be improved on. "Winning: Theory and Practice" is also pretty good, though I wonder whether there's too much of an association between "winning" and Charlie Sheen. Maybe that's a silly concern, but we wouldn't want anyone to think this was just a joking reference to that.

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