236 – Twilight of the Edgelords with Liam Nolan

Eneasz and Liam discuss Scott Alexander’s post “Twilight of the Edgelords,” an exploration of Truth, Morality, and how one balances love of truth vs not destabilizing the world economy and political regime.

CORRECTION: Scott did make an explicitly clear pro Kamala post

LINKS

Scott Alexander’s Twilight of the Edgelords

Liam & Waweru’s fiction & philosophy podcast – 2 Rash 2 Unadvised



Paid Bonus content for the week – Liam on Them, 2:40 on Deontology, Steven on Black Mirror and Formula 1

also mentioned:

Liam’s previous Gender Explained (substack and patreon)

Eneasz’s post Does The Omelas Kid Have An Obligation To Suffer?

Eneasz & Matt analyze Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (and coming soon: Steven & Brian on Blindsight)

The Rationalist Summer Trifecta:

Manifest 2025

LessOnline 2025

VibeCamp 2025

00:00:05 – Twilight of the Edgelords

01:28:04 – Eneasz & Steven catch-up

01:36:48 – Guild of the Rose

01:39:42 – Rationalist Summer Trifecta

02:21:34 – Thank the Supporter!



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