Rationality Meetups: Politics & Economics

The goal of the meetup is to deepen our understanding of rationality and become better at using it in our lives. The next session will focus on a few longer but key posts discussing topics such as: polarization, coordination, automation and subsidizing.

We will look at key societal and economical forces and discuss how they work together and against each other.

THE REQUIRED READINGS CHANGED TO JUST THESE 4:

👉 I Can Tolerate Anything Except the Outgroup: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/rNuPrZvabXe2MaZv8/p/GLMFmFvXGyAcG25ni
👉 Meditations on Moloch: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/xmDeR64CivZiTAcLx/p/TxcRbCYHaeL59aY7E
👉 Acended Economy?: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/TKDT2Mt6dDMH8AsZW/p/ak9wY2t9K3K4GxCXv
👉 Against Tulip Subsidies: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/zfXAcwLnGocsCsriG/p/Fafzj3wMvoCW4WjeF

Optional readings:
⭐ Polarization in Europe: https://forum-midem.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/TUD_MIDEM_Study_2023-1_Polarization_in_Europe_.pdf
⭐ Polarization in Czechia: https://cvvm.soc.cas.cz/media/com_form2content/documents/c3/a1757/f28/Volici,%20stranicka%20polarizace%20a%20jeji%20vyvoj%20od%20roku%201993.pdf
⭐ Automated intelligence is not AI: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/q6Q6YwxaAbF8TMaxT/automated-intelligence-is-not-ai
⭐ Moloch’s Toolbox: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/x5ASTMPKPowLKpLpZ/moloch-s-toolbox-1-2 and https://www.lesswrong.com/s/oLGCcbnvabyibnG9d/p/PRAyQaiMWg2La7XQy
⭐ Non-libertarian FAQ: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/22/repost-the-non-libertarian-faq/

Relevant Codex chapters:

Politics & Pragmatics
A series of explorations examines human efforts to control nature, time, and society.
https://www.lesswrong.com/s/rNuPrZvabXe2MaZv8

Economics & Efficiency
If you’re intrigued by the intersection of economics, culture, and philosophy, Scott Alexander’s writings offer a deep dive into the inefficiencies plaguing modern society, the clash between traditional values and rapid economic progress, and the complex moral questions these changes raise.
https://www.lesswrong.com/s/zfXAcwLnGocsCsriG

Futurism & Forecasting
A sequence of futurism discussion that includes AGI, brain emulations and the Fermi paradox.
https://www.lesswrong.com/s/TKDT2Mt6dDMH8AsZW

Community & Cooperation
https://www.lesswrong.com/s/xmDeR64CivZiTAcLx

Rationality Meetups

This meetup is part of a series of six open-format meetings. There’s no need to register in advance; you are welcome to join even if you can’t attend every session. English speakers welcome. You can see an overview of all the upcoming sessions as well as our other events here.

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