Robbing Hanson

Betting on hypocrisy and signaling sincerity. No GMU. No, Virginia. Let's explore the limits of Poe's Law! (Robin Hanson parody account. I'm the bad guy, duh.)

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

"X is not about Y" is not about "about".

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

@literalbanana I’m beginning to think you aren’t talking about aliens 👽

[Vessel Of Spirit @VesselOfSpirit]

what if robin from batman were robin hanson. he'd see the bat signal, smirk, and say "heh. signaling"

[Maf K @ZaneK141]

@MatthewAdelste1 On the surface, you wrote this tweet because the thought amused you. But you're really trying to signal to other people a sense of humor and a certain carefree nature--socially desirable qualities to advertise.

[Scott Swingle @biobootloader]

tfw you realize humanity's birthright is to be the grabby aliens

[davidad 🎇 @davidad]

@robinhanson This one is surely destined for the Hall of Fame of Robin Hanson Takes

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

Seems like it would make sense to replace parole boards with betting markets that the other prisoners could anonymously participate in

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

@WilliamAEden And:

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

The aliens understand that English is the highest-status language

[Andrew Munro @AndrewPMunro]

UFO Sightings over the last century.

Extraordinary pattern - it's almost as if the aliens only want to communicate with English speakers.

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

@WilliamAEden The two alien genders are:

[Alex Tabarrok @ATabarrok]

If only there were a way of rationally allocating scarce resources.

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

https://t.co/ZZU3oCqYy2

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

Blackmail also redistributes status from rich people to those they hire who have info about them

[Robin Hanson @robinhanson]

The immediate effect of legalizing blackmail would be to transfer wealth from rich & notables [R&N] to their poorer associates, such as maids, drivers, & assistants. The main long term effect would be to discourage R&N from behavior that would look bad, like crime & affairs.

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

Does P = NP? Do aliens exist?

[Robin Hanson @robinhanson]

@VitalikButerin What? How are these answers not obvious?

[Samo Burja @SamoBurja]

Software engineers in the San Francisco Bay Area have become noticeably more materialistic since 2014 when I first visited.

They're concerned with clothing brands, interior decoration, expensive hobbies, and career advancement.

[Captain Pleasure, Andrés Gómez Emilsson @algekalipso]

If you ever encounter a UFO, don't try to take a picture of it. It's gonna come out blurry anyway.

Instead, hit a DMT vape pen to see it more clearly by tuning into it's native vibrational frequency 😉

I mean, has anyone ever tried that? It might work.

[Richard Ngo @RichardMCNgo]

Who is the furthest towards the decoupling end of the decoupling/contextualising spectrum? https://t.co/lqBwaj3mL5

[Robbing Hanson @HobinRanson]

@optimablog @robinhanson Answering twitter polls is far… actually choosing who to spend your time with is near!

[prerat @prerat]

intrusive thought: robin hanson should go on sesame street to talk about the age of M

[neoltitude @ctrlcreep]

Demons enjoy being possessed by humans; the human spirit won't goad them to do good or evil things, but invents justifications for every action they take