Amber Dawn·Oct 24, 2022How hard should you dodge motivated reasoning?Sometimes, the things we believe are convenient, or make us happy. For example, we might believe that our partner loves us, that humans are…
Amber Dawn·Feb 4, 2022Dignity, degradation and freedomcn: cannibalism mention, sex work, selling one’s organs
Amber Dawn·Feb 3, 2022Describe conflicts anonymouslyIf you are having a conflict and want to know your friends’ honest opinion (‘Am I The Asshole?’ style), consider describing the conflict to…
Amber Dawn·Feb 2, 2022On ‘positivizing’I have the following mental reflex: whenever I feel a negative emotion, or have a negative thought, a voice chimes in to say ‘but actually…
Amber Dawn·Feb 2, 2022On self-monitoring and criticismI often impose obligations on myself that no-one else has explicitly imposed on me. For example:
Amber Dawn·Feb 1, 2022In defence of sapiosexualitycn: discussion of racism, classism and ableism; cultural beauty standards; sexualities
Amber Dawn·Feb 1, 2022On unnatural aggregationContemplatonist’s Law of Unnatural Aggregation states:A response icon1A response icon1
Amber Dawn·Jan 29, 2022Against small identitiesLots of people in the EA and rationalist communities are into ‘keeping your identity small’, an idea inspired by this blog. I think this…
