Simulacrum Levels - LessWrong - Strawperson  ## Metadata - Author: **Strawperson** - Full Title: Simulacrum Levels - LessWrong - Category: #articles - URL: https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/simulacrum-levels ## Highlights - Simulacrum Levels are a framework for analyzing different motivations people can have for making statements. Simulacrum Level 1: Attempt to describe the world accurately. Simulacrum Level 2: Choose what to say based on what your statement will cause other people to do or believe. Simulacrum Level 3: Say things that signal membership to your ingroup. Simulacrum Level 4: Choose which group to signal membership to based on what the benefit would be for you. - Tags: #rationality #mind