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# Against The Concept Of Telescopic Altruism
**I.**
“Telescopic altruism” is a supposed tendency for some people to ignore those close to them in favor of those further away. Like its cousin “virtue signaling”, it usually gets used to own the libs. Some lib cares about people in Gaza - why? Shouldn’t she be thinking ... | Scott Alexander | 158504113 | Against The Concept Of Telescopic Altruism | acx |
# Open Thread 427
This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial [subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/), [Discord](https://discord.gg/RTKtdut), and [bulletin board](https://www.datasecretslox.com/index.php), and [in-person meet... | Scott Alexander | 192501649 | Open Thread 427 | acx |
# A Buddhist Sun Miracle?
In 1917, some Portuguese children started seeing visions of the Virgin Mary. The Virgin told them she would enact a great miracle on a certain day in October, and a crowd of 100,000 gathered to witness the event. According to eyewitness reports, newspaper articles, etc, they saw the sun spin ... | Scott Alexander | 192266200 | A Buddhist Sun Miracle? | acx |
# How Natural Tradeoff And Failure Components?
Michael Halassa: [Did John Nash Really Have Schizophrenia?](https://michaelhalassa.substack.com/p/did-john-nash-really-have-schizophrenia) is a good article on the genetics of psychosis. Previous research found that schizophrenia genes decreased IQ but increased education... | Scott Alexander | 190340192 | How Natural Tradeoff And Failure Components? | acx |
# Every Debate On Pausing AI
**SUPPORTER:** America needs to start talking to China to come up with a bilateral agreement to pause AI. The agreement would need to be transparent, mutually enforceable, and…
**OPPONENT:** We can’t unilaterally pause AI! China would destroy us!
**SUPPORTER:** As I said, we need to *sta... | Scott Alexander | 191165203 | Every Debate On Pausing AI | acx |
# Open Thread 426
This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial [subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/), [Discord](https://discord.gg/RTKtdut), and [bulletin board](https://www.datasecretslox.com/index.php), and [in-person meet... | Scott Alexander | 191862847 | Open Thread 426 | acx |
# Being John Rawls
**I.**
John Rawls was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 21, 1921. Not John Rawls the famous liberal philosopher (or, rather, John Rawls the famous liberal philosopher was also born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 21, 1921, but he is not the subject of our story). This is John Rawls the al... | Scott Alexander | 190872801 | Being John Rawls | acx |
# Support Your Local Collaborator
Every few weeks, a Trump administration official comes up with an insane plan that would devastate some American industry, region, or demographic. Maybe an Undersecretary of the Interior decides that aluminum is “woke” and should be banned. They circulate a draft order saying it will ... | Scott Alexander | 189509220 | Support Your Local Collaborator | acx |
# Shameless Guesses, Not Hallucinations
I hate the term “hallucinations” for when AIs say false things. It’s perfectly calculated to mislead the reader - to make them think AIs are crazy, or maybe just have incomprehensible failure modes.
AIs say false things for the same reason you do.
At least, I did. In school, I... | Scott Alexander | 191059464 | Shameless Guesses, Not Hallucinations | acx |
# Open Thread 425
This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial [subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/), [Discord](https://discord.gg/RTKtdut), and [bulletin board](https://www.datasecretslox.com/index.php), and [in-person meet... | Scott Alexander | 191073449 | Open Thread 425 | acx |
# Spring Meetups Everywhere 2026 - Call For Organizers
There are ACX meetup groups all over the world. Lots of people are vaguely interested, but don’t try them out until I make a big deal about it on the blog. Some people who try meetups out realize they love ACX meetups and start going regularly. Since learning that... | Skyler | 189904237 | Spring Meetups Everywhere 2026 - Call For Organizers | acx |
# Last Rights
*[This is a guest post, written by David Speiser, author of the [Ollantay](https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/your-review-ollantay) review in last year’s Non-Book Review contest. David provided the concept and original draft; Scott edited the final version. Remaining mistakes are likely mine (Scott’s)]*
#... | Scott Alexander | 190585065 | Last Rights | acx |
# Open Thread 424
This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial [subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/), [Discord](https://discord.gg/RTKtdut), and [bulletin board](https://www.datasecretslox.com/index.php), and [in-person meet... | Scott Alexander | 190384458 | Open Thread 424 | acx |
# SEIU Delenda Est
California lets interest groups propose measures for the state ballot. Anyone who gathers enough signatures (currently 874,641) can put their hare-brained plans before voters during the next election year.
This year, the big story is the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act, a 5% wealth tax on California’s bil... | Scott Alexander | 185632270 | SEIU Delenda Est | acx |
# Open Hidden Open Thread 423.5
The Wednesday open threads are usually paid-subscriber only, but I’m making this one public to give people more space to talk about everything going on. Also:
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**1:** The OpenAI/Pentagon situation has evolved since Sunday’s ACX post (“[All Lawful Use: Much More Than You Wanted To K... | Scott Alexander | 189932155 | Open Hidden Open Thread 423.5 | acx |
# Mantic Monday: Groundhog Day
## Having Your Own Government Try To Destroy You Is (At Least Temporarily) Good For Business
On Friday, the Pentagon declared AI company Anthropic a “supply chain risk”, a designation never before given to an American firm. This unprecedented move was seen as an attempt to punish, maybe... | Scott Alexander | 189631811 | Mantic Monday: Groundhog Day | acx |
# Open Thread 423
This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial [subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/), [Discord](https://discord.gg/RTKtdut), and [bulletin board](https://www.datasecretslox.com/index.php), and [in-person meet... | Scott Alexander | 189627653 | Open Thread 423 | acx |
# "All Lawful Use": Much More Than You Wanted To Know
Last Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared AI company Anthropic a “[supply chain risk](https://x.com/SecWar/status/2027507717469049070)”, the first time this designation has ever been applied to a US company. The trigger for the move was Anthropic’s [refus... | Scott Alexander | 189573586 | "All Lawful Use": Much More Than You Wanted To Know | acx |
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