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Alfred MacDonald @UC2ntbv_goUboXrbClAj5dGQ@youtube.com

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video thought-diary — INTERNET — longform writing: alfredm


03:33
no one should road rage.
00:27
jingle for someone leaving a group
06:39
I am arguing, again, that Direct Cultures Are Correct Cultures
02:54
concept: Lived BS
00:54
The Athleticism of "That Beautiful Sound" (Beetlejuice The Musical, 2018)
18:49
The Reality of Empathy (feat. female narcissism)
19:13
eating literal monkey food
39:08
corporate BS and how to change values — rough draft
02:12
facial humor test
22:30
white lying is bad and you shouldn't do it
13:26
an intervention for the "I'm just joking bro" personality — (also, FULLSCREEN THIS)
25:49
Arthur Saxon's post-workout "health drink" revised with 21st century methods
14:39
taking the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale @ openpsychometrics
30:06
stream of consciousness thoughts on the future of cities
38:52
"word work": a proposal for a new measure of reading difficulty
05:20
a woman prostituting for $1,000,000 does not mean she "has a price" because of [reasons in video]
01:01
this got me in Tucker Carlson's book and national news
04:02
literary / philosophy chisme you probably didn't know about
02:36
beating the Guinness piano speed record in a retail music store (PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION TEXT)
01:28
a horrible mobile browsing feature that will never be fixed
15:57
some of you are AI-horny dingdongs and need a reality check
22:04
taking the Autism Quotient test live
13:12
reading funny rDrama comments about me
21:51
on Adverse Audiences
06:12
the four types of opinion / a clarification on posting maybe-wrong content prolifically
04:39
a history of how I "chose" my accent — for ESL/EFL speakers
48:56
issues with gender and reproduction as they pertain to people who change the world
16:04
John McWhorter But His Voice Is A White Lady
12:11
direct cultures are correct cultures
12:41
some accents really are better than others (well, sort of)
01:48:29
what's wrong with lesswrong
09:52
please do not take the Andrew Huberman podcast as gospel
05:32
PSA about the trait "Agreeableness" a lot of you REALLY need to see frankly
01:53
an intervention for anyone who thinks they need to move to New Weird City to be around Special Sauce
02:38
the "you're in control of if you're frustrated" view is false; likewise with "you're a slave to it"
19:45
instrumental rationality isn't real
06:37
count time doing the thing, not time where the thing is
06:19
"truthseeking" isn't an excuse to get people to do your homework; not all info is equally valuable
14:28
IQ decline isn't worth worrying about
13:48
improvement vs fun, philosophical nitpicking, and trenned out super gorillas
02:46
"divisive" rhetoric isn't necessarily bad -- it may be essential
07:50
the problem of feminist issues requiring inequality (men to care) in their solution
07:38
there is no universal idea of "being nice" / "being mean" - the meanings are widely disputed
05:13
the lawmaking biases of authoritarian conservatives and progressive liberals
07:12
when ideology corrupts authenticity - commonalities between progressives / christian right in comedy
11:43
quitting social media probably won't help you, and might make you a worse thinker
03:50
being personal about the output of others is a character flaw
01:01
"so you think you're better?" not necessarily - but it's improbable that we're equals
09:59
EvenLessWrong: post-derp rationalism
07:21
clothing rubric / fashion guide / method
09:18
social analysis of tone/manner/delivery is useful, insightful and should be done more
06:11
just because something is an accomplishment for everyone else doesn't mean it is for you
06:52
a guide for making up words
04:25
hyphenated first names are the only sustainable and logical last name solution
08:52
knee-jerk catnip: what you'd most want to believe. (ask yourself "do I really believe this?")
09:05
"pussy" is epistemically unique and useful; other words don't substitute sufficiently
06:59
vaginas aren't loose because of too much sex, they're tight because of muscle
13:47
why I can't take "speech is violence" seriously (unsustainable positions & noncentral fallacy)
08:12
how to read a nonfiction book
03:18
HAHA UHHH after funny jokes ruins jokes