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Open Thread 303

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Open Thread 303

This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial subreddit , Discord , and bulletin board , and in-person meetups around the world .

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This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial subreddit , Discord , and bulletin board , and in-person meetups around the world . 95% of content is free, but for the remaining 5% you can subscribe here . Also: 1: Some good comments on the Rene Girard book review . Given the generally anti-Girard reception , I was grateful for the few people who stepped up to defend or explain him. Skaladom recommends a professional Girard exegete named Johnathan Bi ( lectures here ). Neil Scott notes that Sam Kriss has a recent Girard article . Deiseach on memetic crisis and Girard’s theology , Zbigniew Lukasiak on the social usefulness of religion , and Hal Johnson suggesting other books . And thanks to Bill Benzon for highlighting that Tyler Cowen considers Girard one of the top twenty thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. I would love to know more about Tyler’s interpretation of Girard and the single-victim process. Maybe in the context of recent events? 2: And some good comments on the ketamine post. Thomas Reilly says the study was underpowered . Awais Aftab compares to a recent very positive trial of ketamine vs. ECT . Eremolalos on a meta-analysis . Nate Praschan argues that anaesthetics might block ketamine directly . 3: Condolences to everyone in AI right now, I hope you’re all okay.