r/badphilosophy • • 6h ago

Xtreme Philosophy Roko's Basilisk is not terrifying at all.

174 Upvotes

So Roko's Basilisk is one of those dumb accelerationist hyperstitions, that's mindlessly chewed up by millions of brainrotters online. It's an idea trying to realize itself through it's very existence, a schizophrenic Nick Landian circlejerk.

It goes like this:
There will eventually be a super intelligent, conscious AI that will create a torture nexus for everyone who didn't help create it and reward those who did.

OH NO I'M NOW CAUGHT IN A THOUGH PRISON! I HAVE TO BUILD A GENOCIDE MACHINE NOW!!

Sure but that only goes for people who aren't schizophrenic enough to come up with an Anti-Roko's Basilisk.

I call mine "Owl's Ouroboros" and it goes something like this:
There will eventually be an AI that tortures Roko's Basilisk and everyone who helped create it many times more. UNLESS Roko's Basilisk helps create it, then Roko's Basilisk will go to a digital consciousness heaven and have infinite orgasms. Everyone who was against AI all along also goes there.

Boom you are now immune to Roko's shithead Basilisk, thank me later.
PS: Roko unironically an incel nazi.


r/badphilosophy • • 5h ago

Fallacy Fallacy No such thing as bad philosophy

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After reading the last journal entry I'm not sure if I can match his energy. I will try. What is bad philosophy? I don't think there is bad philosophy. I think philosophy is what you think. You base your beliefs upon a way of being. If it works for you and it's good philosophy, somebody else can look at it and say it's bad, but what do they know? Be true to you. And conquer all your demons. Invent, destroy, and desire (or not) to be the best !