(Infohazard: something you could be game-theoretically hurt by learning of.)
After two weeks away from our usual location, we’ll be back at Central Market this week. And, as a yearly tradition for a Halloween-adjacent meetup, our group likes to discuss our favorite “spooky” parts of rationality — the things you’ve learned in this area that scare you. To repeat the whirlwind tour of examples:
- Moloch whose eyes are a thousand blind windows!
- Abandon all hope ye who fail to sign up for cryonics
- Utility for the Utility Monster! Felicity for the Optimal Throne!
- Are there some truths man was not meant to know?
- The existential battle between Bayesians and Barbarians
As another tradition, since an election is coming up, you can also publicly commit to predictions and lock them in a spreadsheet (to be shared at the time of the meetup).
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The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the LW and SSC signs. People start arriving at 1:30 pm, and the main activity will begin at 2:30 pm