gwern comments on August 2013 Media Thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 06 August 2013 10:41:14PM 2 points [-]

Googling "to the stars" OR (madoka fanfiction) site:lesswrong.com may help.

Comment author: linkhyrule5 07 August 2013 04:31:35AM 0 points [-]

First thing I checked, but then again I didn't go past the first two pages or so.

Comment author: gwern 07 August 2013 11:33:54PM 4 points [-]

...You didn't have to. Even now with this discussion in the results, you still could have found on-LW recommendations of "To The Stars" via hit #3:

Aug 1, 2012 - All in all, I would rather reread "Shinji and Warhammer 40k", "To the Stars", or other really good fanfiction than bother rereading HPMoR.

or hit #5

Mar 2, 2013 - To the Stars (Madoka fanfiction). Vote up; Vote down. Reply; Permalink. Comment author: paper-machine 01 March 2013 07:02:25PM 3 points ...

or hit #7, where one of the replies to

Apr 4, 2013 - Fanfiction Thread. Vote up; Vote down ..... I finally watched Puella Magi Madoka Magica, its extremely good. It isn't exactly rationalist fic, but is ...

reads "Relevant fanfic, for those interested."

Comment author: linkhyrule5 07 August 2013 11:50:42PM 1 point [-]

Ah! We are disagreeing on the definition of "recommendations." I had in mind something a little meatier - a dedicated post, or at least a plot/concept summary.