# Yvain's most important articles

Important

[Meditations on Moloch](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/): An explanation of co-ordination problems within our society

[Weak Men are Superweapons](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweapons/) ([supplement](http://squid314.livejournal.com/329171.html) \- feminists will like this one less)

[The Virtue of Silence](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/06/14/the-virtue-of-silence/) \- silence is a hard virtue

[You Kant Dismiss Universalizability](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/16/you-kant-dismiss-universalizability/) \- Kant is about not proposing rules that would be self-defeating

[The Spirit of the First Amendment](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/12/29/the-spirit-of-the-first-amendment/)

[Red Plenty](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/24/book-review-red-plenty/) \- Why communism failed

[All in all, another brick in the motte](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/03/all-in-all-another-brick-in-the-motte/) \- Motte-and-bailey doctrine

[Intellectual Hipsters and Meta-Contrarianism](/lw/2pv/intellectual_hipsters_and_metacontrarianism/)

[Burdens](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/16/burdens/) \- society owes people an existence

[Reactionary Philosophy in an Enormous, Planet-sized Nutshell](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/03/03/reactionary-philosophy-in-an-enormous-planet-sized-nutshell/)

[Anti-reactionary FAQ](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/10/20/the-anti-reactionary-faq/)

[Right is the new Left](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/22/right-is-the-new-left/)

[Archipelago and Atomic Communitarianism](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/07/archipelago-and-atomic-communitarianism/) \- different countries based on different principles

[Parable of the talents](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/31/the-parable-of-the-talents/) \- nature vs. nurture

[Why I defend scoundrels](http://squid314.livejournal.com/333353.html)

[Nobody is perfect, Everything is Commensurable](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/19/nobody-is-perfect-everything-is-commensurable/)

[The categories were made for man, not man for the categories](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/21/the-categories-were-made-for-man-not-man-for-the-categories/) \- hairdryer incident

[Non-conformism](http://squid314.livejournal.com/314312.html)

[Toxoplasma of rage](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/) \- why the most divisive issues will always spread

[Towards a theory of drama](http://squid314.livejournal.com/333628.html), [Further towards a theory of drama](http://squid314.livejournal.com/334048.html)

[All debates are bravery debates](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/06/09/all-debates-are-bravery-debates/)

[I can tolerate anything except the outgroup](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/) \- what tolerance really mean

[Who by very slow decay](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/07/17/who-by-very-slow-decay/) \- Euthanasia

[Non-libertarian FAQ](http://raikoth.net/libertarian.html)

[Consequentialism FAQ](http://raikoth.net/consequentialism.html)

[Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others](/lw/3gj/efficient_charity_do_unto_others/)

[Eight Short Studies on Excuses](/lw/24o/eight_short_studies_on_excuses/)

[Generalising from one example](/lw/dr/generalizing_from_one_example/)

[Game theory as a dark art](/lw/dr9/game_theory_as_a_dark_art/)

[What is signaling really?](/lw/did/what_is_signaling_really/)

[Book review: Chronicles of wasted time](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/08/11/book-review-chronicles-of-wasted-time/)

[The biodeterminists guide to parenting](http://squid314.livejournal.com/346391.html)

Social Justice General

[Offense versus harm minimisation](/lw/59i/offense_versus_harm_minimization/)

[Fearful Symmetry](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/06/14/fearful-symmetry/) \- Politicization, Micro-aggressions, Hyperviligance

[In favor of niceness, community and civilisation](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/02/23/in-favor-of-niceness-community-and-civilization/) \- Importance of the social contract

[Radicalizing the romanceless](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/31/radicalizing-the-romanceless/) \- Complaints about "Nice Guys"

[Living by the sword](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/14/living-by-the-sword/) \- whales and cancer

[Social justice for the highly-demanding of rigour](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/20/social-justice-for-the-highly-demanding-of-rigor/)

[Meditations on Privilege 1](http://squid314.livejournal.com/327849.html) \- India ([Meditation 2](http://squid314.livejournal.com/327957.html) \- follow up)

[Meditation 3](http://squid314.livejournal.com/328267.html) \- Creepiness

[Meditation 5](http://squid314.livejournal.com/328800.html) \- True love and creepiness

[Meditation 8 on Superweapons and Bingo](http://squid314.livejournal.com/329561.html)

[Triggers](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/30/the-wonderful-thing-about-triggers/)

[I believe the correct term is "straw individual"](http://squid314.livejournal.com/326267.html)

[Five case studies on politicization](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/10/16/five-case-studies-on-politicization/)

Social Justice Careful

[Why I defend scoundrels part 2](http://squid314.livejournal.com/335286.html)

[Untitled](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/01/untitled/) \- Arguments against nerds being privileged. How feminism makes some men afraid to talk to women.

[Social Justice and Words, Words, Words](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/07/social-justice-and-words-words-words/) \- What privilege means vs. what feminists say it means

[A Response to Apophemi on Triggers](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/01/12/a-response-to-apophemi-on-triggers/) \- Should the rationality community be a safe space?

[Meditation on Applause Lights](http://squid314.livejournal.com/329471.html)

[Fetal Attraction: Abortion and the Principle of Charity](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/30/fetal-attraction-abortion-and-the-principle-of-charity/)

[Arguments about Male Violence Prove too Much](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/18/schrodingers-rapist-proves-too-much/)

[Mitt Romney](http://squid314.livejournal.com/335442.html)

[I do not understand rape culture](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/19/i-do-not-understand-rape-culture/)

Useful concepts

[Introduction to Game Theory](/lw/dbe/introduction_to_game_theory_sequence_guide/) \- main ones:

*   [Nash Equilibria and Schelling Points](/lw/dc7/nash_equilibria_and_schelling_points/)
*   [Bargaining and auctions](/lw/dm8/bargaining_and_auctions/)
*   [Prisoner's dilemma](/lw/dd3/introduction_to_prisoners_dilemma/) includes discussion of limited crimes

[Unspoken ground assumptions of discussion](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/03/unspoken-ground-assumptions-of-discussion/)

[Revenge as a charitable act](http://squid314.livejournal.com/309196.html)

[Should you reverse any advice you hear?](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/03/24/should-you-reverse-any-advice-you-hear/)

[Joint Over And Underdiagnosis](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/17/joint-over-and-underdiagnosis/)

[Hope! Change!](http://squid314.livejournal.com/271130.html) \- how much change can we expect from our politicians

[What universal human experiences are you missing without realizing it?](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/03/17/what-universal-human-experiences-are-you-missing-without-realizing-it/)

[A Thrive-survive Theory of the Political Spectrum](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/03/04/a-thrivesurvive-theory-of-the-political-spectrum/) \- included primarily for the section on how to get into a Republican mindset

[Phatic and anti-inductive](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/11/the-phatic-and-the-anti-inductive/)

[Read History of Philosophy Backwards](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/11/read-history-of-philosophy-backwards/)

[Against bravery debates](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/18/against-bravery-debates/)

[Searching for One-Sided Tradeoffs](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/03/01/searching-for-one-sided-tradeoffs/)

[Proving too much](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/13/proving-too-much/)

[Non-central fallacy](/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst_argument_in_the/)

[Schelling fences on slippery slopes](/lw/ase/schelling_fences_on_slippery_slopes/)

[Purchase fuzzies and utilitons separately](/lw/6z/purchase_fuzzies_and_utilons_separately/)

[Beware isolated demands for rigour](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/14/beware-isolated-demands-for-rigor/)

[Diseased thinking: dissolving questions about disease](/lw/2as/diseased_thinking_dissolving_questions_about/)

[Confidence levels inside and outside an argument](/lw/3be/confidence_levels_inside_and_outside_an_argument/)

[Least convenient possible world](/lw/2k/the_least_convenient_possible_world/)

[Giving and accepting apologies](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/09/14/giving-and-accepting-apologies/)

[Epistemic learned helplessness](http://squid314.livejournal.com/350090.html)

[Approving reinforces low-effort behaviors](/lw/6nz/approving_reinforces_loweffort_behaviors/) \- wanting/liking/approving

[What's in a name](/lw/11k/whats_in_a_name/)

[How not to lose an argument](/lw/3k/how_to_not_lose_an_argument/)

[Beware trivial inconveniences](/lw/f1/beware_trivial_inconveniences/)

[When truth isn't enough](/lw/4h/when_truth_isnt_enough/)

[Why support the underdog?](/lw/7s/why_support_the_underdog/#more)

[Applied picoeconomics](/lw/ep/applied_picoeconomics/)

[A signaling theory of class x politics interaction](/lw/83b/a_signaling_theory_of_class_x_politics_interaction/)

[That other kind of status](/lw/1kr/that_other_kind_of_status/)

[A parable on obsolete ideologies](/lw/fm/a_parable_on_obsolete_ideologies/)

[The Courtier's Reply and the Myers Shuffle](http://squid314.livejournal.com/324594.html)

[Talking snakes: A cautionary tale](/lw/2d/talking_snakes_a_cautionary_tale/)

[Beware the man of one study](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/12/beware-the-man-of-one-study/)

[My id on defensiveness](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/08/15/my-id-on-defensiveness/) \- Projective identification

Interesting

[Bogus Pipeline, Bona Fide Piepline](/lw/4w/bogus_pipeline_bona_fide_pipeline/#more)

[The Zombie Preacher Of SomerSet](/lw/69/the_zombie_preacher_of_somerset/#more)

[Rational home buying](/lw/7am/rational_home_buying/#more)

[Apologia Pro Vita Sua](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/25/apologia-pro-vita-sua/) \- "drugs mysteriously find their own non-fungible money"

["I appreciate the situation"](http://squid314.livejournal.com/?skip=250)

[A Babylon 5 Story](http://squid314.livejournal.com/275401.html)

[Money, money, everywhere, but not a cent to spend](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/02/12/money-money-everywhere-but-not-a-cent-to-spend/) \- that $5000 can be a crippling debt for some people

[Social Psychology is a Flamethrower](http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/06/22/social-psychology-is-a-flamethrower/)

[Fish - Now by Prescription](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/15/fish-now-by-prescription/)

[An Iron Curtain has descended upon Psychopharmacology](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/16/an-iron-curtain-has-descended-upon-psychopharmacology/) \- Russian medicines being ignored

[The Control Group is out of Control](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-out-of-control/) \- parapsychology

[Schitzophrenia and geomagnetic storms](http://squid314.livejournal.com/286229.html)

[And I show you how deep the Rabbit Hole Goes](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/06/02/and-i-show-you-how-deep-the-rabbit-hole-goes/) \- story, purely for entertainment value

[Five years and one week of less wrong](http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/03/13/five-years-and-one-week-of-less-wrong/) \- interesting for readers of Less Wrong only

[Highlights from my notes from another psychiatry conference](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/03/27/highlights-from-my-notes-from-another-psychiatry-conference/) \- Schitzophrenia

[The apologist and the revolutionary](/lw/20/the_apologist_and_the_revolutionary/) \- Anosognosia and neuro-science