254 – The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

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 Inkhaven.Blog – apply today! Paid Bonus content for the week – Preshow chatter , Full Show Video 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! Our Patreon , or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord ! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose , check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus, returning soon

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