https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/reddit-conservatives-post-trans-child-fake-b2060803.html
and I get another shoutout
Reuters responded to my request for correction but isn't keen on fixing the story, so I might write a whingepost about them later. But hey, The Independent got things right!
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@TracingWoodgrains imagine if this gay dating site actually makes your career. You better not pretend like you had nothing to do with us when you're famous.
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in all seriousness, my article about you guys is what put me on the radar of Blocked & Reported and was my first article to really break seriously out of my own comfortable rationalist-adjacent bubble, so I really do owe you guys one
I'm sure at some point if my profile keeps rising people will dig through my past and Hold Me To Account for all my time in the wild west of the internet. not sure whether people would treat my extensive motte history or my comments here as more darning, but I've been on the record for ages about being happy to talk to whoever and about what my own views are. if someone wants to take me to task for spending time with various ruffians, I figure it can only really expand my audience; I don't have any commentary I'm ashamed of. I don't see any reason to hide my internet history.
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Wtf is motte?
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I seriousposted about it once:
https://tracingwoodgrains.medium.com/on-mottes-and-mythologies-an-introduction-to-the-motte-3562ee45da34
rationalist-descended culture war forum full of longposts, basically. very self-serious, strict rules about courtesy etc, similar political sympathies to rdrama. hub for a lot of smart people with weird politics. not everyone's cup of tea by any means but it gave me a great spot to practice my writing and meet interesting people I wouldn't have come across otherwise.
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words words words: the subreddit
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They'll irradiate all history of Motte posting out of existence before this becomes a problem for you.
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If you wanna draw attn away from how reprehensible you are after youโve landed a gig with a MSM institution, just take me to lunch and give me a mic
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cheers, I'll keep that in mind
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Can I be your Judas?
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only if you split the 30 pieces of silver with me 50/50
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I call part of it. Not because I did anything, but toasting in epic bread or some other terminal redditor phrase
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Not all of us are so fortunate lol
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Just do the whole "I spent 2 years undercover in the dark underbelly of the far right web" story and talk about how it traumatized you.
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You're part of the Motte? What's your ban total? I think I got like three or four before they kicked me out entirely. The sad thing (for them) is that I wasn't even trying to generate seethe, it was just my residual aura. Rationalists get very nervous and jittery when you suggest to them that they embrace their anger and use it to gain power.
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Iโve lost count at this point. Might have got you once or twice
oh, or did you mean the number of times Iโve been banned? Zero. Iโm a rule-following goodthinker
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For real? Come on, I thought you were cool, man. What even is the point of rationality if you can't weaponize it?
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if I got banned how could I make them read all my longposts?
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