Astral Codex Ten

USC

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USC

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USC is a recurring organization in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between September 29, 2022 and March 09, 2023. The archive places it in contexts such as “run around USC pitching Tinder to sororities and fraternities”; “like USC’s social work department”. It most often appears alongside Texas, 1 Kings 10-11, 2008 Democratic National Convention.

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  • Category: Organizations
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: September 29, 2022
  • Last seen: March 09, 2023

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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.

Universe-Hopping Through Substack
September 29, 2022 · Original source
...d they would say, ‘No,’” Evan later recalled. — How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars, The Snapchat Story by Billy Gallagher Whitney Wolfe and Justin Mateen would basically run around USC pitching Tinder to sororities and fraternities. The hook of seeing other single people on campus for the first time (and knowing if they’re interested in you) went viral. — Jeff Morris Jr. Corey's plan was to infiltr...
Give Up Seventy Percent Of The Way Through The Hyperstitious Slur Cascade
March 09, 2023 · Original source
Last month, the University of Southern California’s social work department said it would stop using the term “field work” because of potential racist connotations (they don’t explain what these are; I’m guessing they mean that slaves used to work in fields).
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On the other hand, the people who want to be the first person in a new cascade, like USC’s social work department, are contemptible. And the people who join when it’s only reached 1% or 5%, out of enthusiastic conformity or pre-emptive fear, are pathetic.