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self_made_human
C'est la vie
7m ago
Substack has a feature where the creator can view the original sources of any traffic to a particular blog.
So far, it was mostly a curiosity, I was used to seeing Reddit, or "Email", those being places where I'd personally shared my writing. I'm not sure what links posted on The Motte show up as, but presumably "Direct" since I strip out the usual tracking IDs out of courtesy.
My latest post did numbers, at least by baby Substack standards. I'd seen a decent amount of traffic from X, and the site's abysmal search did find someone of decent repute shouting it out. A few large Substack authors reblogged it to boot. Someone big even wants to interview me, though my desire for online pseudonymity might make that a no-go.
But then, when I checked back later today, I was immensely surprised to see Gwern in the list. I mean, he's a big name, but surely he doesn't have an independent listing? I dug in, and to my immense pride, I saw that my post had been deemed worthy of ending up as a link he'd rounded up on his personal site.
I'm very chuffed, but I find myself chagrined by the fact that the number of people I know IRL I can boast about this to round up to zero. The only way I could be more pleased is if it caught Scott's eye, but I've managed to achieve that once before so it's off the bucket list.
Motherfucking Gwern-senpai noticed me. I knew that obsessively tracking down links and literature reviews as well as digging into neurophysiology would pay off. Now I feel awful about not adding a dozen footnotes and citations :(
Anyone else ever catch the eye of their heroes?
Fruck
Lacks all conviction
16m ago
I remember there are themes every time I get logged out and my retinas are seared. Dark mode has spoiled the shit out of me.
confidentcrescent
24m ago
Would you feel more comfortable with this process if we were able to produce date that illustrates that patients admitted with homicidal ideation are equally or more likely to kill someone as felons?
This seems to be a different group than previously discussed, so I'm not sure why data on them would matter. I also do not agree with rights being removed at a statistical level. Temporary violations of rights without due process are unfortunately necessary, but for a more permanent removal a just system requires an individual and adversarial process.
Fundamentally we need to establish what level of problematic behavior disqualifies from gun use.
I'm more concerned about the (lack of) process here, but given it's a right I'd accept taking guns away at the same level which would justify locking them up for an extended time. If you wouldn't feel comfortable tossing them in a jail cell for their behavior I don't think it's bad enough to take their guns either.
my co-workers [...] aren't going to abuse the commitment process for political reasons
Leading doctors in the US recently tried to distribute scarce health resources (covid-19 vaccines) by race. If that was non-political then non-political covers a lot I would consider political. If doctors are willing to involuntarily admit a person for the purpose of getting them away from their guns long-term (i.e. past the immediate episode) that is political abuse of the process, and your word isn't sufficient to convince me that they aren't willing to do this.
Your usual crazy schizophrenic homeless person wandering around on the street was deemed safe to go home. How bad do you think the ones who get dragged in are?
I was under the impression these people do tend to get occasionally dragged in and involuntarily committed, then are eventually let go again.
Jim
31m ago
Going by the charities his ex-wife keeps donating to, she must be either trying to get back at Bezos or is a liberal NPC. I'm not sure how happy one might be with
From everything I’ve heard, Jeff is fully onboard with all that stuff himself.
ArjinFerman
Tinfoil Gigachad
55m ago
There needs to be a documentary series on a major streaming service that, as fairly and calmly as possible, shows what progressive populists believe and what the problems with it are.
First time? Best case scenario is that this documentary series would be dismissed on sight as right-wing propaganda, worst case scenario is that people making it will have their lives ruined.
Politics is war by peaceful means, you don't win by "calmly explaining", and much more straightforward issues, that would cost a lot less to concede than this, have been a decade long slog of an uphill battle, you have no chance moving people on their fundamental beliefs.
This was also my reaction.
I am disappointed that the tron theme doesn't look anything like the movie Tron.
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