Summary:
- This article is a retrospective on the blog "Slate Star Codex," which was a popular and influential blog on topics related to science, technology, and rationality.
- The article discusses the blog's history, its impact on the online rationality community, and the controversy surrounding the blog's shutdown by the New York Times.
- It highlights the blog's role in fostering thoughtful discussions on complex and often controversial topics, and the importance of maintaining spaces for open and honest discourse in the digital age.