Funny that you classify me as a mosaic-ist; from my perspective, ever since I first got interested in neuroscience +AGI, I’ve kept writing and rewriting certain ideas about that topic, over and over, each time with fewer mistakes and better framings (I’d like to think). Feels palimpsest-y. For example, this is the second post I ever wrote on neuroscience, and is obviously a very very confused rough draft of stuff that I was (re-re-re-)writing about two months ago, and which I expect to rewrite yet again in the future.
To be honest, I had more trouble classifying you, and now that you commented, I think you’re right that I got the wrong label. My reasoning was that your agenda and directions look far more explicit and precise than Paul or Evan’s, which is definitely a more mosaic-y trait. On the other hand, there is the iteration that you describe, and I can clearly see a difference in terms of updating between you and let’s say John/Eliezer.
My current model is that you’re more palimpsest-y, but compared with most of us, you’re surprisingly good at making your current iteration fit into a proper structure that you can make explicit and legible.
Funny that you classify me as a mosaic-ist; from my perspective, ever since I first got interested in neuroscience +AGI, I’ve kept writing and rewriting certain ideas about that topic, over and over, each time with fewer mistakes and better framings (I’d like to think). Feels palimpsest-y. For example, this is the second post I ever wrote on neuroscience, and is obviously a very very confused rough draft of stuff that I was (re-re-re-)writing about two months ago, and which I expect to rewrite yet again in the future.
Thanks for the comment!
To be honest, I had more trouble classifying you, and now that you commented, I think you’re right that I got the wrong label. My reasoning was that your agenda and directions look far more explicit and precise than Paul or Evan’s, which is definitely a more mosaic-y trait. On the other hand, there is the iteration that you describe, and I can clearly see a difference in terms of updating between you and let’s say John/Eliezer.
My current model is that you’re more palimpsest-y, but compared with most of us, you’re surprisingly good at making your current iteration fit into a proper structure that you can make explicit and legible.
(Will update the post in consequence. ;) )