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Hurling ordure at the TREACLES, especially those closely related to LessWrong.

AI-Industrial-Complex grift is fine as long as it sufficiently relates to the AI doom from the TREACLES. (Though TechTakes may be more suitable.)

This is sneer club, not debate club. Unless it's amusing debate.

[Especially don't debate the race scientists, if any sneak in - we ban and delete them as unsuitable for the server.]

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JD Vance outs himself as an SSCer, SSCers react (www.reddit.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Evinceo@awful.systems to c/sneerclub@awful.systems

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I haven't read the whole thread yet, but so far the choice line is:

I like how you just dropped the “Vance is interested in right authoritarianism” like it’s a known fact to base your entire point on. Vance is the clearest demonstration of a libertarian the republicans have in high office. It’s an absurd ad hominem that you try to mask in your wall of text.

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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

They are also concerned about t levels in athletes, and IQ comes up. Which he defends with "If you think none of these tests are actually measuring anything of value, you must need to explain why they correlate so well with life outcomes related to cognition."

I think a problem with ssc people is that they dont realize they are culture warriors.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 16 points 3 weeks ago

life outcomes related to cognition

My sides.

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 15 points 2 weeks ago

Me acing Raven's progressive matrix tests: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!

Me dropping out of uni: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i see no evidence they don't realise just fine

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah considering various culture war posts are clearly still up, including ones calling progressives going crazy it all is a lot of plausible deniability.

[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 9 points 2 weeks ago

Kinda stretching the definition of "plausible". It's less about external deniability and more about internal rejection. They want to avoid thinking of themselves as fascist-adjacent right-wing loons without giving up on being one