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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I did not know that existed...

[–] db0 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sadly, not only it exists, but it's the philosophical underpinning behind the current Fascist takeover of the USA.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Huh, that's interesting, reading the wikipedia page, it didn't even seem that terrible, I don't really understand how "effective altruism" and "hyper-utilitarianism" can lead you to that

[–] db0 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wikipedia by default tries to stay neutral. There's plenty of articles to read about Eliezer Yudkowsky and LessWrong and his influence in Fascists and Grifters. There's even a whole comm making fun of them: [email protected]