Eldritch Analogies

Applied to Meditations on Mot by gilch ago
Applied to Thou Art Godshatter by gilch ago

The best-known is Moloch, who is associated with coordination problems and competition, from Scott Alexander's Meditations on Moloch,Moloch, which also contrasted Him with Elua, the ally of humanity.

Also notable is Azathoth, the blind idiot god of evolution.evolution, from Yudkowsky's An Alien God, which far predates Meditations on Moloch.

Eldritch Analogies are the association of impersonal social or physical dynamics with fictionalthe names of deities from mythology or mythological deities. fiction.

The most well best-known is Moloch,Moloch, who is associated with coordination problems and competition.competition, Scott Alexander's Meditations on Moloch, which also contrasted Him with Elua, the ally of humanity.

Also notable is Azathoth, the blind idiot god of evolution.

Eldritch Analogies are the association of impersonal social or physical dynamics with fictional or mythological beings.deities. The most well known is Moloch, who is associated with coordination problems and competition.

Eldritch Analogies are the association of impersonal social or physical dynamics with fictional or mythological beings. The most well known is Moloch, who is associated with coordination problems and competition.

Applied to You're in Newcomb's Box by Multicore ago
Applied to What is Ra? by Jérémy Perret ago
Created by Jim Babcock at