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Sep 5, 2025 Dive into a Bay Area community where a bold approach to parenthood unfolds. A member offers a prize for finding a mate, showcasing the quirky intersection of rationality and romance. Discover unconventional dating methods involving prediction markets and how social media reshapes relationships. The conversation touches on identity transformations from strict upbringings to modern careers, all while emphasizing the challenges of embracing failure and the search for truth in personal growth.
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From Calvinist Upbringing To Cam Work
- Ayla describes her background as a sex worker, researcher, and writer and how she frames her identity online.
- She frames sex work and surveys as legitimate intellectual pursuits that shaped her public persona.
Rationalism As A Thinking Toolkit
- Rationalists prioritize explicit techniques to catch biases and improve thinking rather than fixed doctrines.
- They treat thinking as a skillset with repeatable methods rather than a set of answers.
Raised In A Warlike Calvinist Home
- Ayla recounts a Calvinist evangelical childhood with nightly Bible study and debate training led by her father.
- That upbringing taught argument skills but discouraged genuine curiosity and openness to being wrong.