WSCFriedman gets to the core of what HPMOR is ACTUALLY about, and finally pinpoints why we love it so much, in his essay Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality Is A Disney Movie About A Serial Killer.

LINKS
Audio version of HPMOR is A Disney Movie About A Serial Killer, from AskWho
William’s blog, “As Our Days”
ACX Non-Book Review 2025 Winners Post
Just HPMOR substack, and Spotify playlist
Why the AI Water Issue Has Nothing to Do With Water (and audio version here, again from AskWho)
Money is Life
Eneasz’s post on InkHaven

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00:04:33 – Announcements & Feedback
00:27:24 – Eneasz’s Podcast Meta-Worries
00:28:21 – HPMOR Is A Disney Movie About A Serial Killer
01:28:17 – Guild of the Rose
01:31:18 – Thank the Supporter!

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LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

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Discussing Ben Pace’s recent post on the Rationalist Vices.

LINKS
The Seven Vicious Vices of Rationalists (includes AI audio version)
Lightcone Fundraiser!
2025 LessWrong Census/Survey
Simone & Malcom Collins vs Reporter on whether genes exist
MIRI is hiring
Slime Mold Time Mold’s long-delayed Lithium response
If Anyone Builds It Everyone Dies
Dear Grom by Eneasz

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00:00:05 – Announcements
00:23:05 – InkHaven reflections
00:31:29 – The Seven Vices of Rationalists
01:38:36 – Guild of the Rose
01:41:05 – Thank the Supporter!

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Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
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LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

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A short story by Ben Pace. Original can be found here. Donate to the fundraiser here!

Harry sings karaoke here. Happy New Year.