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  1. lesswrong.com

    Meditations On Moloch. by Scott Alexander. 30th Jul 2014. 57 min read. 10. 191 [Content note: Visions! omens! hallucinations! miracles! ecstasies! dreams! adorations! illuminations! religions!] I. Allan Ginsberg's famous poem, Moloch: ... (Moloch whose fate is a cloud of sexless hydrogen!)
  2. gened-1034-19.omeka.fas.harvard.edu

    Meditations on Moloch. Subject: Multipolar traps and modern societal ills. Description: This text is a part sociological work, part neoreligious manifesto about prisoner's dilemmae, multipolar traps (a more general version of such dilemmae), and modern societal ills that stem from endless competition.
  3. markwiggin.substack.com

    Apr 21, 2023Scott Alexander's "Meditations on Moloch" is a thought-provoking essay highlighting Moloch's Curse and its impact on society. However, it is essential to note that the Curse of Moloch is not an inescapable fate. We can reject the idea that progress and growth come at the cost of individual sacrifice. We can choose to value care and empathy as ...
  4. Meditations On Moloch. Posted on July 30, 2014 by Scott Alexander [Content note: Visions! omens! hallucinations! miracles! ecstasies! dreams! adorations! illuminations! religions!] I. Allen Ginsberg's famous poem on Moloch: What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination?
  5. stephenreid.net

    'Meditations On Moloch' is an essay by Scott Alexander about competition, game theory, and multipolar traps. First posted in 2014, it quickly become popular and widely circulated within different intellectual and rationality communities. Historically, Moloch is the biblical name of a Canaanite god associated with war and child sacrifice. This essay was partially inspired by beatnik writer ...
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