JD Pressman: MIRI Never Seriously Tried to Take Over the World, Just Allowed Fans to Imagine
jd_pressman · x · 2026-08-15
JD Pressman sarcastically responds that saying 'MIRI tried to take over the world' is too flattering; he'd rather say 'MIRI allowed its fanbase to perceive it as intending to take over the world, while internally having vague thoughts along these lines that it was never really serious about'. This reflects a controversial view of MIRI's historical intentions.
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