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Geoffrey Miller

@primalpoly

8 Jun

@elonmusk

I have a few things to say to @elonmusk about crypto.

If enough of you agree & retweet this thread, maybe he’ll read it.

Maybe he’ll figure out how to undo some of the damage he’s done to the crypto industry, & to redeem his reputation among customers, investors, & fans.

Until a few months ago, millions of smart nerdy guys all around the world (including me) looked up to Elon as a tech genius, alpha chad billionaire, personal role model, multi-planetary visionary, and potential savior from some existential risks to our species.

Our Iron Man.

@Tesla

Many of these smart nerdy guys were excited about buying a @Tesla, using @neuralink, flying on @SpaceX,
& supporting @OpenAI to reduce the risks from machine intelligence.

Many of us are also heavily invested in crypto – professionally, socially, politically, or financially.

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Geoffrey Miller

@primalpoly

30 Dec 20

Does #Bitcoin have a long-term future?
(long thread, 1/24)

I thought I might as well air some worries, which might be common but unarticulated among crypto newbies like me.

These worries center around BTC's medium-term vulnerability to propaganda attacks & psyop hacks...

2. I accept that bitcoin is technically brilliant, politically visionary, globally empowering, maybe the future of money, etc etc. Hopefully we'll use something like BTC when we colonize the galaxy, long term.

And BTC might still be a good investment short term.

However...

3. Insofar as crypto threatens US dollar hegemony as a global reserve currency, the higher BTC's market capitalization gets, & the more of a legit threat it becomes, the more incentive US and US-affiliated gov'ts have to try to crush it.

What will they do?

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Geoffrey Miller

@primalpoly

30 Nov 20

@sentientist

Today is the first anniversary of marriage to @sentientist. We wrote on own wedding vows, and I thought I'd share them in this thread, in case anyone's curious about how we think about our relationship. (1/N).

Together:
We are grateful for all that led to this moment

Geoffrey:
We are grateful to this universe that sparked life,
and that sustains the evolution of endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful.

Diana:
We are grateful for the millions of years our ancestors struggled and succeeded – in surviving, finding loving mates, and lovingly raising children – generation after generation.

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Geoffrey Miller

@primalpoly

15 Aug 20

Here's the new 'Inclusivity Statement' that's in the syllabus for all of the college courses I teach. The goal is to promote genuine diversity of opinion & to nudge students to respect each other's freedom of speech & freedom of conscience... (Thread, 1/15)

"You’re welcome in this class! I will try to make this class a truly inclusive and mutually respectful place – not just in terms of demographics, but in terms of background, sexuality, family circumstances, values, interests, religion, politics, and other beliefs.

You’re welcome whatever your age, race, ethnicity, or national origin. You’re welcome whatever your sex, gender, sexual orientation, relationship orientation (monogamist, polyamorous, whatever), and marital status (single, married, divorced).

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Geoffrey Miller

@primalpoly

18 Jun 20

While you're distracted by riots, activists are trying to censor & fire every professor who disagrees with PC orthodoxy.

Dozens of professors suddenly face cancellation this week.

This is the Purge. This is the Zerg Rush. This is it.

We need your support, or academia falls.

@TheFIREorg

PS in terms of how people can help, I'm discussing some possible strategies with friends & colleagues, & will share some ideas in due course.

It's not easy, given the circumstances.

Start by following @TheFIREorg, @HdxAcademy, @Quillette, & @SpeechUnion

@TheFIREorg

OK, here's something concrete you can do.

Donate to @TheFIREorg -- the strongest defenders of free speech available to faculty members.

They're smart, fierce, & principled. They understand the threat & the stakes. If anybody can help, they can.

thefire.org/donate/

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Geoffrey Miller

@primalpoly

17 Apr 20

An honest US federal government would say all of the following (thread, 1/N):

1) We messed up about as badly as any government can mess up when confronting this crisis;

2) We should have planned much better for pandemics in general, and we utterly failed you in that duty;

3) We should have followed the Covid-19 threat much more closely, much earlier, but we were preoccupied with petty partisan squabbles & PR;

4) The emergency measures we've taken violate the US Constitution, violate many of your rights, and violate the Oaths of Office we took;

5) We have no real idea how to balance protecting public health versus protecting the economy; it's a heartbreaking trade-off that we're not equipped to handle;

6) We really don't have the policy tools necessary to handle global pandemics, or pandemic-induced global recessions;

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