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[Linkpost] “Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults?” by omark

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Linkpost for Ozy Brennan's August 2025 Asterisk Magazine article.

There's a lot to like about the Rationalist community, but they do have a certain tendency to spawn — shall we say — high demand groups. We sent a card-carrying Rat to investigate what's really going on.

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First published:

August 13th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XPoM2X8nx4oeRXuF9/why-are-there-so-many-rationalist-cults

Linkpost URL:
https://asteriskmag.com/issues/11/why-are-there-so-many-rationalist-cults

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