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Astral Codex Ten Podcast

Sep 29, 2021

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-the-scout-mindset

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You tried Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset, but the replication crisis crushed your faith. You tried Mike Cernovich’s Gorilla Mindset, but your neighbors all took out restraining orders against you. And yet, without a mindset, what separates you...


Sep 24, 2021

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/whither-tartaria

Imagine a postapocalyptic world. Beside the ruined buildings of our own civilization - St. Peter’s Basilica, the Taj Mahal, those really great Art Deco skyscrapers - dwell savages in mud huts. The savages see the buildings every day, but they never compose...


Sep 21, 2021

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/links-for-september

[Remember, I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading. I correct these as I see them, and will highlight...


Sep 18, 2021

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/lisbon-meetup-this-saturday

 

When: Saturday, September 18th, 5 PM

Where: guitars.record.caps, aka a suspiciously ordinary-looking tree in Parque da Pedra, Monsanto Park. Our intrepid organizer writes: “Spot the tall white guy in pink pants. There's an adjacent road with street...


Sep 17, 2021

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-the-revolt-of-the-public

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Martin Gurri's The Revolt Of The Public is from 2014, which means you might as well read the Epic of Gilgamesh. It has a second-edition-update-chapter from 2017, which means it might as well be Beowulf. The book is about...