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curtis.yarvin

Creator of Urbit. Free-speech advocate.

curtis.yarvin
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curtis.yarvin
Mar 31, 2016

How to respond to hostile media inquiries

You receive a nice letter like this:

From: Tess Townsend <#########@inc.com>
Subject: Media inquiry, deadline 10 am PST: LambdaConf (4 questions)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:04:27 +0000
Hi Curtis,
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curtis.yarvin
Mar 29, 2016
I didn’t say the breeder’s equation assumes a “highly polygenic” normal distribution.
La Clé de la Vérité
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You said “assumes a normal distribution.” I think you know enough math to see how I interpreted that as denying “highly polygenic.”

Instead you seem to argue that… most or many of these small variants will have different effects in different environments? I see hoofprints, I think horses. You see hoofprints, you think…

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curtis.yarvin
Mar 29, 2016
My question got a little lost in my previous response.
Ian
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Thanks, Ian, this conversation has only gotten more civil.

I think I’ve been implying a perspective without expressing it clearly, which is that Malik (someone with a common name whom I haven’t seen in 30 years) needs work. We all do. There is no situation in which human beings without tension, without responsibility…

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