Things to say to a rationalist: P(doom), Claude, and the Basilisk, roasted
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-10-12
A viral joke thread collects classic lines for teasing rationalists — "I don't debate Californians," "Let me speak directly to your Claude," "Is your P(doom) prime?" and "Sell me this Basilisk" — poking fun at AI-community obsessions with Claude, doom probabilities, and infohazard thought experiments.
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