Who is Moloch?
Apr 30, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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Episode description
Moloch is a metaphor describing systems where individual rational decisions lead to collectively bad outcomes. This series explores how Moloch manifests, why it’s so hard to break free, and what strategies might help us escape these traps.
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Links:
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Read the illustrated post here: https://nonzerosum.games/whoismoloch.html
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Liv Boeree's Beauty wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fifVuhgvQQ8
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and The Media Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRz54V7rU4U
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Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl': https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49303/howl
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Scott Alexander's 'Meditations on Moloch': https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/
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