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Inadequate Equilibria

Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck

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Discussion for Chapter 1: Inadequacy and Modesty:

LessWrong discussion
Hacker News discussion
Effective Altruism Forum discussion
FAQ for Central Bankers Undershooting Their Inflation Target” (and Scott Sumner’s response)
Zvi Mowshowitz — “Leaders of Men


Discussion for Chapter 2: An Equilibrium of No Free Energy:

LessWrong
Effective Altruism Forum
Zvi Mowshowitz — “Zeroing Out


Discussion for Chapter 3: Moloch’s Toolbox:

LessWrong (part 1, part 2)
Effective Altruism Forum (part 1, part 2)


Discussion for Chapter 4: Living in an Inadequate World:

LessWrong
Effective Altruism Forum


Discussion for Chapter 5: Blind Empiricism:

LessWrong
Effective Altruism Forum


Discussion for Chapter 6: Against Modest Epistemology:

LessWrong
Effective Altruism Forum


Discussion for Chapter 7: Status Regulation and Anxious Underconfidence:

LessWrong
Effective Altruism Forum


Further discussion and reviews:

Eliezer Yudkowsky — “Hero Licensing
Scott Aaronson — “Review of ‘Inadequate Equilibria’
Abram Demski — “Gears Level & Policy Level
Gregory Lewis — “In Defence of Epistemic Modesty
Robin Hanson — “Why Be Contrarian?
Scott Alexander — “Book Review: Inadequate Equilibria
Arnold Kling — “When Should You Defy Orthodoxy?
Peter McCluskey — “Inadequate Equilibria