Comment by Cobalt on What are some good pieces on civilizational decay / civilizational collapse / weakening of societal fabric? · 2021-08-06T12:33:46.638Z · LW · GW

"The Collapse of Complex Societies" by Joseph Tainter (1988) is a good place to start for a historical perspective. To put in relation with the Club de Rome report "Limits to Growth" (1974).

Comment by Cobalt on Where do LessWrong rationalists debate? · 2021-04-29T22:04:04.030Z · LW · GW

There is the Astral Codex Ten Discord server (Scott is not involved) where some debates happen.

Comment by Cobalt on Late-talking kids and "Einstein syndrome" · 2021-02-03T15:47:06.941Z · LW · GW

In the literature you reviewed, was there mention of late-talking as a result of trauma in early childhood/infancy occurring before speech development? If so, would you be willing to share the references? (Very late talker here, no word or babbling before the age of 4.)