“I spent 12 hours writing an article for LessWrong, calling for a more ‘hippie’ rationalism. Then I didn’t post it. This is why (plus a link to the article, explicitly not located on LessWrong)” by honeybee

LessWrong (30+ Karma) · Oct 28, 2026 · 8m

TLDR

I (and many others in the community) wish to see the universe unfold to its highest potential in the metaphorical palm of an AI as aligned as the most benevolent Buddhist monk – but I (we) feel the community's ontology is too narrow to hold me (us). I'm still not sure what to do about this, so I'm posting the article I wrote for LessWrong – calling for a more 'hippie' rationalism – on Substack instead (actually, there are two articles, and the links are at the end).

Quick intro (who I am)

My name is Melissa. I’m a passionate member of the core AISafety.com team. I was there with the core…