Slate Star Codex17 Dec 2014Slate Star CodexOutrage can make opponents distribution partnersScott Alexander’s essay examines how controversial stories recruit the people attacking them.
Slate Star Codex30 Sept 2014Slate Star CodexThe people you struggle to tolerate may look surprisingly like youScott Alexander’s 2014 essay examines the gap between celebrating tolerance and encountering an actual outgroup.
Slate Star Codex30 Jul 2014Slate Star CodexWhy groups can keep choosing outcomes almost nobody wantsScott Alexander’s 2014 essay turns competitive pressure into a theory of failed coordination.