The point was SSCers reacting. Vance being an SSCer isn’t notable as he’s a Thiel creature. SSCers being confronted with the eyeshadowed mirror that is Vance is much more interesting because they spend a lot of time being nominally not exactly what Vance is.

life outcomes related to cognition

My sides.

Oof, that slid right past me. I think I skimmed some of the parts the article told me it was ok to skim if I wanted to.

This is actually a really damning article. Despite the carefully constructed facade, Scott simply isn’t curious about anything that might broaden his world.

Maybe he realized it wasn’t important after all.

He’s exactly the Gilfoyle looking mother fucker you think he is.

Eagerly awaiting the writeup.

Ok, I tried giving it a fair shake, and I guess it’s got the same problem as every other forum roleplay: it’s fun to roleplay, not fun to read someone else’s roleplay.

many people I know who got more from HPMOR read it carefully, perhaps stopping after every chapter to think about the goals and motivations of each character and predict what happens next

It’s actually kind of an achievement that in the ultra-saturated Isakai genre they’ve managed to set a new standard in repulsive premises.