The Things Fall Apart series on Epsilon Theory is an excellent exploration of the Great Weirding, particularly the "As Above, So Below" principle: “As Above,…
Weirding Diary: 9
I'm noticing a resurgence of interest in classical systems theory that mildly worries me. I suspect it is being driven by an infectious desire to theorize the…
Weirding Diary: 10
It is now clear that the intellectual class has been caught entirely flat-footed on the wrong side of the Great Weirding in the US. Almost all discourses at…
How physics at the roots of reality point to a grand unified theory | Aeon Essays
Physics displays an uncanny alignment at its very deepest levels. Is a grand theory of everything finally within reach?
Matt Darling (@besttrousers)
“Darling’s thesis is the first compelling explanation I’ve seen for the vibecession…What surprises me, though, is how comparatively little attention this theory has gotten”. I am being silenced.
Weirding Diary: 6
Weirding is related to uncanniness, as in uncanny valley: a near-subconscious sense of map-territory misregistration. I think there are two varieties, A and B.…
Requiem for a string: Charting the rise and fall of a theory of everything
String theory was supposed to explain all of physics. What went wrong?
ε/δ Thinking
We live in a world shaped by, and highly conducive to, discrete or 0/1 thinking. But not so long ago, we lived in a world shaped by, and highly conducive to, a…
Iconic Math
As an introduction to a forthcoming book (late 2025), this page links to three narrated videos about unary boundary logic:
The Fun Theory Sequence — LessWrong
(A shorter gloss of Fun Theory is "31 Laws of Fun", which summarizes the advice of Fun Theory to would-be Eutopian authors and futurists.) …
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