"Metharita" breaks through: AI safety scene explainer goes viral as drama fodder
jd_pressman · x · 2026-09-24
A quoted long-form explainer titled "AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California" attempts to unpack Eliezer Yudkowsky, Rationalism, Bay Area Effective Altruism, AI Safety, and the ideologies and organizations around them. Reposter jdpressman says he thought nothing could shock him anymore, but the concept of a "metharita" broke through and "will live rent free in my head forever."
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