Results: Cluelessness Critiques Competition

Published on August 29, 2026 5:38 PM GMTLast week, the Forum grappled with cluelessness. The volume of entries (76 essays!)[1]—from newcomers[2] and Forum power users alike—was a happy surprise, and there were many thoughtful contributions beyond those mentioned below.Essay winnersFirst place ($2,500):Elliott Thornley, for Challenging the unawareness argument with third actions and mixed actionsJoint second place ($1,500 each):Magnus Vinding (aka ‘unsharp’),[3] for Defusing cluelessness with deg...