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If you haven't read "A Girl Corrupted by the Internet is the Summoned Hero?!” yet, you should. Spoilers ahead: Continuing... The Spell summons the hero with the best chance of defeating the Evil Emperor. This sounds like Quantum Immortality... Specifically: Imagine the set of all possible versions of myself that...

How much money would it take to engineer biological immortality for at least half of the world's population, within 20 years, with 99% confidence?

Summary: The world looks normal despite Quantum Immortality, because the most likely Universe in which you're immortal is one where your immortality doesn't require much luck. Recap of Quantum Immortality: The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics states that every time some event is observed (e.g. a coin flip), the Universe...

Throughout HPMOR, the author has included many fascinating details about how the real world works, and how to gain power. The Mirror of CEV seems like a lesson in what a true Friendly AI could look like and do. I've got a weirder theory. (Roll for sanity...) The entire story...

I have high confidence that economically-valuable self-replicating robots are possible with existing technology: initially, something similar in size and complexity to a RepRap, but able to assemble a copy of itself from parts ordered online with zero human interaction. This is important because more robots could provide the economic growth...

A common question here is how the LW community can grow more rapidly. Another is why seemingly rational people choose not to participate. I've read all of HPMOR and some of the sequences, attended a couple of meetups, am signed up for cryonics, and post here occasionally. But, that's as...

A pattern of cognitive biases not yet discussed here are the biases due to having a narcissistic parent who seeks validation through the child’s academic achievements. HPMOR clearly shows these biases: Harry's mother is narcissistic, impressed by education, and not particularly smart, and Harry does not realize how this affects...