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FiftyTwo comments on The Singularity Institute's Arrogance Problem - Less Wrong Discussion

63 Post author: lukeprog 18 January 2012 10:30PM

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Comment author: FiftyTwo 19 January 2012 07:58:59PM 5 points [-]

Even if certain rationality techniques are effective that's separate from the claims about the rest of the organisation. Similar to the early level Scientology classes being useful social hacks but the overall structure less so.

Comment author: Blueberry 27 March 2012 12:17:45PM 0 points [-]

the early level Scientology classes being useful social hacks

They are? Do you have a reference? I thought they were weird nonsense about pointing to things and repeating pairs of words and starting at corners of rooms and so on.