Episodes
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episode 43: eigenrobot vs history part 3
@historycourses is back and as usual we talk about history in detail for two hours. this talk was surprisingly orderly with two major topics for consideration: can we ever understand what it was like to live in another zeitgeist; and what are the uses of history? digressions into filial piety,...
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episode 42: eigenrobot vs atroyn
wherein @atroyn and i talk about the dissolution of meaning, the pillars of philosophy, optimism, narrative, assassin drones vs clothes folding robots, world historical figure mycology, the past and present of ingroup, visions of the future, and why the way forward is the rise of capitalist…
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episode 41: eigenrobot vs onio
Dear friend @monodevice comes on to walk through the history of the Southern Slavs and convey the mindset of the Steppe East to the West from his own perspective as a Balkan-born. We discuss martyrs and lost phenomenologies and the white pill that nothing is endlessly bad and why stoicism fails…
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episode 40: eigenrobot vs roon
talking with roon (@tszzl) about the emergence of yuppies, san francisco, island communities, the notion of a homeland, and noah smith
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episode 37: eigenrobot vs money
i spoke with @QiaochuYuan and @politicalmath about how families handle money and learn from qc what its like to be main character for a day. we also speculate about whether taylor lorenz went to school with kim il sung. art credit to the magnificent @monodevice
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episode 36: eigenrobot vs science fiction
wherein I speak with all five (!!) of the 2021 Prometheus Award Best Novel finalists about their work, the social history of science fiction, and the role of science fiction in mapping the future. Great thanks to Mackey Chandler, Barry B. Longyear, Marc Stiegler, Dennis E. Taylor, and especially…
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episode 35: eigenrobot vs history part 2
wherein @historycourses and I spend two hours talking about history again, exploring among other things: - how learning history is emancipatory; - David Reich and archaeogenomics; - what European geopolitics, American domestic politics, and science might have in common; - Mongol skull pyramids; -...
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episode 34: eigenrobot vs history
wherein Abraham Ash (@historycourses) and I talk about Orthodox Judaism: its history in the united states, its current place and modes of life, and its future. We also hop wildly across thousands of years of history. Abraham teaches at https://historycourses.com/ and I want to shill this noting...
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episode 33: eigenrobot vs becoming creature
wherein @becomingcritter of the actually-well-produced A Becoming Creature podcast and I go off the rails on the use of hallucinogens in Minecraft, the nature of time and perception, and why thinking about things is extremely bad actually his excellent conversations with other twitter personae…
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episode 32: eigenrobot vs totoTavrinky
wherein @totoTavrinky and I discuss the philosophical framework presented by Robert Pirsig in his second work, Lila, and what it has to do with wet markets, Ayn Rand, the Puritans, Allen Ginsburg, Emperor Taizong, and Jesus please hire totoTavrinky to write code for you :^)
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episode 31: eigenrobot vs sex
wherein I talk with @maybegray and @QiaochuYuan about flirting, sexual oughtism, cargo cult sexuality, downloading millions of escort reviews, and the international conspiracy of women to gossip about how good specific men are at sex (ft. @selenetelechia)
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episode 30: eigenrobot vs michael of barbary
wherein @corsairmichel and i discuss the aesthetics of murder scenes, what really went down at Waco, working as a bouncer at a strip club, the Bakken oil boom, winters in North Dakota, anarchobaking, and what comprises a community check his writing and merch at https://thestatelesscook.com/
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episode 28: eigenrobot vs BEAST
wherein @BLUNDERBUSSTED and I discuss america's best ice cream, reading groups, the hostility of suburbs to scenes, how hillbilly lives matter, floating signifiers as a means of facilitating individuality, and the adventurous nature of conversation Beast publishes at...
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episode 26: eigenrobot vs his family
a very special episode, wherein @selentelechia and i discuss getting knocked up; our shopping list; the effects of hormonal birth control; how chainsaws figure into labor; and how we work as a couple. the baby makes frequent and insistent appearances.
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episode 25: eigenrobot vs visa
wherein @visakanv and I discuss fitting into online communities, literary ethics, reading, fiction and narrative as a basis for life, barbarians real and metaphorical and how to write a good villain visa broadcasts at http://youtube.com/visakanv and writes at http://visakanv.com/ ; his ebook...
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episode 24: eigenrobot vs orthonormalist
wherein @orthonormalist and I discuss the cultural transmission of one's early internet fora, information wars, living a good life, and projecting oneself infinitely into the future; and discuss whether Jesus or Genghis Khan was more effective in this manner ortho's forum is at...
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episode 22: eigenrobot vs extropy
wherein @jd_pressman regales us with an intellectual history of rationalism and postrationalism. who is korzybski? what is extropy? in how many ways _is_ big yud like l ron hubbard, anyway? this episode clocks in at over two hours, and covers a massive amount of ground.
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episode 21: eigenrobot vs ollybot
a Battle of the Bots wherein @ollybot_redux and I talk about manifestos, review the matter of Ireland and civic pride in a small country, grade America as a global hegemon, and discuss how we can take children seriously olly's manifesto can be read here: https://obrowne.eu/manifesto.html
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episode 20: eigenrobot vs santi
wherein Santi Ruiz (@rSanti97) of the Free Beacon and I discuss becoming a journalist, and best practices for speaking with journalists (if you must); internal media wars; how think tanks are like Han imperial courts; and how marriage is one of the most important things one can undertake in life....
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episode 19: eigenrobot vs danlistensto
wherein @danlistensto and i discuss buddhism and its traditions; the conflict between the dionysian, apollonian, and hermetic; heresy and why it's good actually; saints as a type of guy; and why rationalists should become mystics. plug for Evolving Ground, a community of contemporary Vajrayana...
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episode 18: eigenrobot vs ivyastrix
wherein @ivyastrix details the history of the rise and fall of clubhouse and its multifarious denizens, and leaves us considering the problem of finding a haven for the grey tribe ivy writes at highvy.substack.com and speaks on clubhouse as @ivy, and since you're reading this as text you know…
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episode 17: eigenrobot vs poultry
wherein @EggProphet, @whomademecrispy, and I discuss novel linguistic weapon technology; narrative coherence; vibing and politicking and coalitions; and casually drop the identity of the best living philosopher
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episode 16: eigenrobot vs chaos
wherein @chaosprime and I (with cameos from @wildbuddhini)discuss immobility from excessive certainty; cast about for a sociological framing of Types of Guy with mixed success; and discuss how people learn ethics in the ruins of a culture. very sadly we were cut short by technical problems but we...
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episode 15: eigenrobot vs shea
wherein @shlevy exposits about objectivism, and responds to pressing questions about its relationship to fictional characters and apocryphal presidents; considers how a Randian treats agape; and pivots to how we might evaluate qualia using the scientific method
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episode 14: eigenrobot vs polimath
wherein @politicalmath and i discuss the institutional response to covid and the general state of american institutions, and bemoan recent issues in journalism; and wherein we stumble upon a novel response to issues in Legacy Journalism
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episode 13: eigenrobot vs steven godofsky
wherein @sgodofsk and I have a bull session on china, institutional design and constraints, trends in naval warfare, and visits from the Good Idea Fairy
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episode 12: eigenrobot vs the new york times
wherein I talk with QC (@QiaochuYuan) about his experience turning down Cade Metz's request for an interview for a hit piece on Scott Alexander and Rationalism; go on a nicotine withdrawal-fueled rant about legacy journalism; and let QC speak his piece without filtering or editing
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episode 11: eigenrobot vs sagar
wherein the magnificent @sagar__dubey gives westerners a primer on the recent rise of Indians on the Internet and in schools and enterprise, talks about his own journey through South America and New York to Helsinki, and inspires me to hope even more fervently that America gets its shit together
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episode 10: eigenrobot vs religion
wherein I talk with @michaelcurzi and @bitemyapp about the nature of religious belief in America; the extent to which pagans might reach states of virtue; and the ever-pressing question of how we can help our pets attain arete
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episode 09: eigenrobot vs michael ashcroft
wherein I talk with @m_ashcroft about the Alexander technique, awareness and its discontents, learning game theory, and optimal kissing
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episode 08: eigenrobot vs nickchk
Wherein my old friend Nick and I talk about the state of behavioral economics, how to communicate complex ideas to audiences hostile and open, and the future of higher education for the Common Man.
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episode 07: eigenrobot vs default_friend
wherein the estimable @default_friend and I discuss dating markets, arranged marriages, ultraterrestrials, and pilling yourself by accident to make you esoteric. do check out her advice column and other writings at https://defaultfriend.substack.com !
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episode 06: eigenrobot vs yashkaf
Jacob Falkovich and I talk about the past and future of Rationalism, the dangers scenes face from society, and how to move a frightened world.
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episode 05: eigenrobot vs goblinodds
wherein goblin and i discuss how to join ingroup, resilience, finishing projects, and Becoming Chad; and the nature and origin of Goblin
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episode 04: eigenrobot vs disconcerta
wherein @disconcerta and I get progressively drunk and talk about new york, learning about history, friendship at first sight, and disconcerta's policy for blocking people on twitter (there are thousands of you)
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episode 03: eigenrobot vs tao
wherein I talk with Tao about the past and future of right wing meme politics, and get a review of the the Trump years from his sui generis perspective. now with audio editing!
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episode 02: eigenrobot vs joel grus
Wherein the eminent Joel Grus and I talk about unschooling and other alternatives to the education-industrial complex in a post-industrial age
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episode 01: eigenrobot vs sonya
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