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yellowgreenred  1yr ago (tracingwoodgrains.com)   2022 thread views

Tracing Woodgrains: Blocked, Reported, and a Fond Farewell

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Longtime Mottizen Tracing Woodgrains has penned a farewell to his time on the Blocked and Reported podcast. In addition to sharing some of his best-ofs - my personal favourite is the FAA investigation - Trace talks a bit about his background and unusual life trajectory. He is easily one of the interesting people in the rationalist space, if we can call ourselves that anymore. It's easy to get lost in all the redpills one finds when tumbling down rabbit holes, but his writing always reminds me that there is a sensible and inclusive center amidst all this chaos.

So Trace, if you're reading this, thank you.

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I first came across across Trace by reading his "Tracing Woodgrains: A parable on losing faith" post on /r/exmormon. I was the typical /r/atheism convert during my early 20's and had read/watched just about every inspirational, thought provoking, quotable thing the internet had generated in regards to losing ones faith. But Trace's summary of the Xenocide girl brought me to tears. As well as his follow up to how it compared to his own faith journey. I have read out loud or shared that post to many family members and friends as it genuinely changed the way I frame belief and unbelief. Since then he oddly kept showing up in the places I frequent. I was surprised when I saw his posts on /r/theMotte and even more surprised when the above discussed podcast I listen to said he was being added to the team. I never scroll past a thing he has written and look forward to any future paths he takes.

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