the model I have is something like: do you still have the rationalist brainworms that install backdoors for hostile actors to insert invasive metaphysics into you through? It's not that TPOT has alt right vibes imo, but TPOT are mostly former rationalists and rats def do have alt right vibes.
I don't come from LW so just from the outside this seems confusing to say Rats are nazi-friendly when several of the Rat/EA leaders have jewish heritage?
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