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Scott's avatar

"greatest possible good for the greatest possible number." A guiding principle cannot be formulated by the requirement of maximizing two (or more) functions at once." Max the product.

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J. Goard's avatar

Friedman's "[one] or two [line break] or three" device instantly reminded me of the thematically similar "Shrinking Lonesome Sestina" by Miller Williams.

https://exceptindreams.livejournal.com/306281.html

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Leo Abstract's avatar

Regarding the show with the similar name: https://zerohplovecraft.substack.com/p/the-good-race

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G.S. Wilker's avatar

"In the aeroplane over the sea" is an awesome song! Love it

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Leo Abstract's avatar

It's impossible to outline anything Hanson says without accidentally straw manning it. But the things he says about UFOs and emulated humans and not 'othering' AI come to mind.

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