Who said anything about mindhacking? I’m just saying that we should expect rationalists to believe some of the same things, even if nonrationalists generally don’t believe these things. Considering the whole point of this site is to help people become more rational, recognize and overcome their biases etc. I’m not sure what you’re doing here if you don’t think that actually, y’know, happens.
Oh, sorry, neither did I. I’m not trying to accuse Raemon of deliberate brainwashing. But getting together every year to sings songs about, say, existential risk will make people more likely to disregard evidence showing that X-risk is lower than previously thought. Same for every other subject.
Ah, I guess it was the use of “deliberately” that confused me. Now I come to think of it, this is mentioned as a possible risk in the article, and dismissed as much less powerful than, y’know, talking about it all the damn time.
Who said anything about mindhacking? I’m just saying that we should expect rationalists to believe some of the same things, even if nonrationalists generally don’t believe these things. Considering the whole point of this site is to help people become more rational, recognize and overcome their biases etc. I’m not sure what you’re doing here if you don’t think that actually, y’know, happens.
Raemon did. It’s a ritual, deliberately styled after religious rituals, some of the most powerful mindhacks known.
I … didn’t get the impression that this was intended to mindhack people into moving closer to LessWrong consensus.
Oh, sorry, neither did I. I’m not trying to accuse Raemon of deliberate brainwashing. But getting together every year to sings songs about, say, existential risk will make people more likely to disregard evidence showing that X-risk is lower than previously thought. Same for every other subject.
Ah, I guess it was the use of “deliberately” that confused me. Now I come to think of it, this is mentioned as a possible risk in the article, and dismissed as much less powerful than, y’know, talking about it all the damn time.