Episode
Malicious Streetlight Effects Vs. "Directional Correctness" - A Semi-Non-Apology
Astral Codex Ten Podcast · Mar 14, 2026 · 6 min
Malicious streetlights are an evil trick from Dark Data Journalism. Some annoying enemy has a valid complaint. So you use FACTS and LOGIC to prove that something similar-sounding-but-slightly-different is definitely false. Then you act like you've debunked the complaint. My "favorite" example, spotted during the 2016 election, was a response to some #BuildTheWall types saying that illegal…