Straussian

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Straussian is a recurring concept in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between October 25, 2022 and May 15, 2025. The archive places it in contexts such as “my Straussian interpretation of such-and-such a post”; “for the Straussian interpretation, check what town is in the upper right”. It most often appears alongside 80,000 Hours, ACX Grants, ACX survey.

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  • Category: Concepts
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: October 25, 2022
  • Last seen: May 15, 2025

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

October 25, 2022 · Original source
DEAR SCOTT: Is my Straussian interpretation of such-and-such a post of yours correct? -- Hadassah from Hattusa
I try not to lie, dissimulate, or conceal Straussian interpretations in my posts. For example, someone argued that my ivermectin post was so weak that I was intending to broadcast that I secretly believed ivermectin worked. That kind of thing is basically never true.
May 15, 2025 · Original source
This map has radicalized lots of people on restoring children’s “right to roam”. But for the Straussian interpretation, check what town is in the upper right. G.K. Chesterton wrote about the phrase “you can’t turn back the clock”: