Post by @mxchara@cyberpunk.lol

2026-08-24 20:57 UTC

Right-wing authors (whose works must surely be almost 100% ghostwritten or LLM slop-generated) trumpet their bestselling titles but all such #sales figures on #books are completely cooked. A zillion right-wing organizations buy up books in massive lots in order to create the impression that "the people" are rushing out to read virulent trash like Joshua Lisec's Unhumans, supposedly written by ultra-Catholic pervert Jack Posobiec, a conservative darling. (cont'd)

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@mxchara@cyberpunk.lol 2026-08-24 21:00

Or Gad Saad's Suicidal Empathy, an Elon Musk favorite. The very concept and premise is nonsensical, because empathy cuts against suicide: the thing that a suicidal person craves the most is understanding, the feeling of not being alone and utterly lacking in emotional support from fellow beings. Empathy prevents suicide, but Saad and Musk are both extremely hateful and vindictive bigots. (cont'd)

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@SomeVeganCheeseIsOk@mastodon.social 2026-08-24 21:07

@mxchara@cyberpunk.lol just wanted to say I am loving reading this. I did read and enjoy Methods of Rationality. I think the emptyness of Harry Potter *was* the perfect pot to fill with any other topic, and a rebellion against its illogic and its plot holes seemed delightful. Like many smart folks his philosophy has good points and weaknesses. I haven't tried to debate him on it though; my own philosophies have always been an evolving beast.

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