Ruby

I have bipolar disorder. I was diagnosed in late 2012 following my one and only severe manic episode. Most psychiatrists would regard me as a resounding success case – I never even remotely come close to suicidal depression, manic delusions of grandeur, impulsive spending, or irresponsible sexual behavior. By standard...

This is a fictitious post that imagines what would happen if Anthropic paused. At this time, Anthropic has not indicated any such intention. Imagine Apple halting iPhone production because studies linked smartphones to teen suicide rates. Imagine Pfizer proactively pulling Lipitor because of internal studies showing increased cardiac risk, and...

LessOnline is back in 2026, its third year running. As usual, it will take place at Lighthaven in Berkeley, CA. Tickets are live at less.online When: June 5-7, 2026 Where: Lighthaven, Berkeley, CA Who: bloggers who are wrong on the internet, and people who like their writing What else? Manifest...

Save the date: LessOnline will be back again in 2026! As usual, it will take place at Lighthaven in Berkeley, CA. Further details will be posted to LessWrong, or subscribe here for further updates, such as ticket sales going live. Details about who's attending, housing, relation to Manifest will be...

The data here only reflects posting activity on LessWrong itself. In 2021, the admins of LessWrong had the idea that we'd pay people to write book reviews. In 2025, we had a much better idea: people would pay us to write all kinds of posts! I think this went pretty...

> Give a man a gift and he smiles for a day. Teach a man to gift and he’ll cause smiles for the rest of his life. > Gift giving is an exercise in theory of mind, empathy, noticing, and creativity. > “What I discovered is that my girlfiend wants...

Most interesting takeway? To my disappointment, my attempts at substantive intellectual contribution flopped in comparison to fun/light/easy-to-write filler. So that we can better understand the experience ourselves, Lightcone stuff have been participating in Inkhaven as their primary assigned for 7+ days each. My officially-supported stint ended yesterday though I hope...