[rednalexa]

Did you ever put together the reading list? Id be curious to check them out.

[fwlr]

No, I haven’t, though I will eventually. In the meantime, some other pieces that always come to mind as being definitely on that list are Weaponised Sacredness by Sarah Perry, specifically the section on egregores (https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2015/05/07/weaponized-sacredness/ ctrl-f “The Egregore”), Rene Girard’s Scapegoat, and as antagonistic reading (threatening ideas you must engage with) Spandrell’s IQ Shredder, and Nick Land’s Hell-Baked. In general the list is about coming to understand little-recognized forces that control the world.

[seneca]

I think something like this would be really beneficial. The tough thing with the rationalist sphere, and its dark cousins, is that critical material is spread across multiple forums and blogs, many defunct and difficult to search for. An index for this material would be valuable.

[rednalexa]

Thanks I’ll start with those! Moloch was a great one so I’ll be happy to dive into more.

[ahoya]

Thank you, please share more!

[citelao]

Same; I come back to this article every few years, and I’d love to discover other pieces like it.