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, 202245Jan 4, 202245
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, 202186Oct 30, 202186
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, 2021832Apr 16, 2021832
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, 202114Jan 22, 202114
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, 202170Jan 4, 202170
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, 202043Dec 31, 202043
Published inMap and TerritoryLet Your Mind Be Not FixedWhen I was a teenager, I knew my mind was not like adults.Aug 7, 202094Aug 7, 202094
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, 2020121Jan 2, 2020121
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, 201950Nov 20, 201950
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, 2019271Oct 9, 2019271
