A summary of the Nonlinear situation from a third-person perspective, by Ozy Brennan. I find it to be thoughtful, well-written, and well-researched enough to be part of the conversation. It was also posted on LessWrong. Edit: full text included below (with permission from the author). I had to reformat a lot so assume all formatting errors are done by me. About a week ago, I became one of a small, elite group—people who have read every single goddamn word of Nonlinear's Evidence: Debunking False and Misleading Claims. I read the appendix. I read the appendixes to the appendix. I have spent more time thinking about whether a complete stranger got a vegan burger than any person should. If you just want to make up your own mind, I suggest reading The General Situation and referring to Dramatis Personae when you get confused who is who. If you like drama [...] ---Outline:(02:00) How We Got Here(03:46) Dramatis Personae(05:20) Ben's Credibility(07:39) Kat Woods's Credibility(11:30) The General Situation(12:59) Enmeshment(17:44) Finances(23:22) Isolation(25:17) The Drug Situation(27:34) Specific Situations(27:37) The Vegan Burger Situation(29:21) The Driving Situation(31:21) Speculation About Drugs(32:42) Alice's Credibility(36:09) The Saga of Alice's Incubated Organization(41:58) The Saga of Emerson Spartz's Previous Business Life(45:14) Could Nonlinear Employ People?(48:50) TakeawaysThe original text contained 16 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. ---
First published:
January 3rd, 2024

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/RdiQ3n8cFJBxHRnwu/practically-a-book-review-appendix-to-nonlinear-s-evidence-1

Linkpost URL:https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/practically-a-book-review-appendix
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