Berkeley is a hotbed of reactionary, far-right, and generally weird behavior. We've got this sex cult of course, and we have Curtis Yarvin, Michael Shellenberger, etc. Our tolerance for deviance acts as a shield that attracts self-depicted contrarians.
I think this is a sort-of dupe of this?
AI safety is mostly a sex cult - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49737985 - Sept 2026 (314 comments)
Hard to tell without looking closely at the articles...
(Off-topic note: the title variation makes a surprising difference)
There's some variation in the articles
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Berkeley is a hotbed of reactionary, far-right, and generally weird behavior. We've got this sex cult of course, and we have Curtis Yarvin, Michael Shellenberger, etc. Our tolerance for deviance acts as a shield that attracts self-depicted contrarians.