
Feb 18, 2021 • 59M
Slate Star Codex And The Inescapable Blackhole Of Blog Drama
We talk about content. How it's made. Why it's good. Why it's very bad. Sorry in advance for the British bits.
This week we have a guest! Tom Chivers, the author of The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy. It's a really fantastic look at how a small AI-obsessed internet community has grown out into both a modern techno-fascist movement AND an extremely dense blog that everyone in Silicon Valley is obsessed with. Why are we talking about this? Because of a very controversial New York Times piece that dropped this week. It's all very confusing, but we promise it's interesting! Also, this week, Ryan and Luke talk about the Joker for a little while.