The rationalist paradox: wildly successful at their stated goals, yet the desired world never arrives
morqon · x · 2026-11-14
A widely shared take on the rationalist community: they have been unbelievably successful at achieving their stated goals across all aspects of society—yet unbelievably bad at those goals producing the world-states they actually desire. The author likens them to the alchemists: remarkably effective process, perpetually missed destination.
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