Investigating the Cult-Like Tendencies in the Rationalist Community
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Summary
The article explores the Rationalist community, which originated from Eliezer Yudkowsky's blog series 'The Sequences,' focusing on rational thinking. Despite its emphasis on critical thinking, the community has a tendency to form high-demand groups, often resembling cults. The piece investigates this phenomenon through the lens of a member of the Rationalist community.
Key quotes
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There’s a lot to like about the Rationalist community, but they do have a certain tendency to spawn — shall we say — high demand groups.
We sent a card-carrying Rat to investigate what’s really going on.
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