Published inMap and TerritoryThe Map-Territory Distinction Creates ConfusionLessWrong isn’t exactly founded on the map-territory model of truth, but it’s definitely pretty core to the LessWrong worldview. The…Jan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022
Published inMap and TerritoryWhy the Problem of the Criterion MattersI think the problem of the criterion is really, really important. So important that I’m willing to risk annoying people by bringing it up…Oct 30, 2021Oct 30, 2021
Published inMap and TerritoryForcing yourself to keep your identity small is self-harmThe title lays out my thesis in perhaps the maximally provocative way: if you put direct effort into keeping your identity small (à la…Apr 16, 20212Apr 16, 20212
Published inMap and TerritoryThe Problem of the CriterionI keep finding cause to discuss the problem of the criterion, so I figured I’d try my hand at writing up a post explaining it. I don’t…Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
Published inMap and TerritoryYou are Dissociating (probably)You are probably dissociating all the time and don’t realize it. Let’s look at just what I mean by this bold claim.Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
Published inMap and TerritoryA Model of Ontological DevelopmentIn this post I present a model of human psychological development based on increases in the structural complexity of ontology. Or more…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Published inMap and TerritoryLet Your Mind Be Not FixedWhen I was a teenager, I knew my mind was not like adults.Aug 7, 2020Aug 7, 2020
Published inMap and TerritoryNormalization of DevianceAn important, ongoing part of the rationalist project is to build richer mental models for understanding the world. To that end I’d like…Jan 2, 20201Jan 2, 20201
Published inMap and TerritoryDoxa, Episteme, and Gnosis RevisitedExactly two years to the day I started writing this post I published Map and Territory’s most popular post of all time, “Doxa, Episteme…Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019
Published inMap and TerritoryMinimization of prediction error as a foundation for human values in AI alignmentI’ve mentioned in posts twice (and previously in several comments) that I’m excited about predictive coding, specifically the idea that…Oct 9, 20191Oct 9, 20191