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this post was submitted on 05 May 2024
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So what exactly happens to people who get really into Scott et al. and then realize that they're racist? I mean people like OP who genuinely seemed shocked by how buddy buddy their "unorthodox" intellectuals are with blatant racists.
Do they slowly disengage from rationalist-spheres, or do they just become cryptoracists like all the other idw types?
They start reading sneerclub and then see that the stereotypes about hwo horrible the place is are not true. Then they post, then they are lost.
Trapped in Acausal Robot God's maze forever
We just cut out the middleman, no fancy simulation needed, we can torture ourselves well enough.
Also what the fuck?
is this trying to say "discrimination against racists is the real racism"? ... Would that be "racismism"?
"should we really treat violent racists any differently from how we would casually treat a neighbour? what is it really you expect me to do do? why are you so ridiculous?"
just some casual afternoon reframing of violent racism and dehumanising anyone that isn't like themselves, no biggie
at least one vein of this goes off into the vibes cluster that is TPOT