tszzl: P(doom) Talk Is High Status on Twitter, Not a Strong Anti-Signal
tszzl · x · 2026-09-16
Follow-up from tszzl: publicly voicing p(doom) is high status among Twitter posters who like to predict the future correctly, but inside labs it is not exactly a strong anti-signal. The reply extends his earlier point about labs ostracizing extinction-risk talk.
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