this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2026
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Hurling ordure at the TREACLES, especially those closely related to LessWrong.
AI-Industrial-Complex grift is fine as long as it sufficiently relates to the AI doom from the TREACLES. (Though TechTakes may be more suitable.)
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Didn't really think about it until just now, but a load-bearing part of Yarvin's work seeming erudite is him dropping in little bits of obscure trivia that may or may not have anything to do with the topic at hand
@istewart @sneerclub Hey, I do that too! In fiction. Adds that crunchy texture that makes readers think it's profound.
Like the bottle opener on a Galil, or the "Flower Field" version of Minesweeper, it can also help distinguish your story in small, but interesting ways, and help it stick in a reader's mind. (Had to try this trick for myself :P)