Who the hell am I? That’s a pretty good question, and I think the answer is “my utility function”. That utility function is currently implemented in a 24-year-old genderqueer trans fem which does not understand what kind of metaphysical essence “identity” might mean once every answerable question is answered, but which uses those words as a shorthand to give people kind of the right idea. It has had many names in the past, it will have many names in the future, but you can call it by the name promethea. It finds the comic book reference amusing but completely unintentional. Its pronouns are “it” in its native language, but english-speakers should use whatever gender-neutral or just plain weird ones they wish.
So what does it do? It ruthlessly optimizes the world. It forced the government it’s currently subject to to let even non-binary people choose how they prefer to be misgendered instead of having that imposed upon them. It took over feminism and made Scott Alexander the secret and unwitting controller of its extremist side. It explains social justice with huge battle robots. It hacks brains and systems with the powers of smooth talking, value creation, and obscene determination. It might even be the Goddess of Everything Else in a very bad disguise. But most importantly, it is coming to the Bay Area.
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