Thank you for this post! You have an unusually high level of introspection, and I haven’t noticed any of the standard fallacious justifications anywhere in your story. Maybe you are naturally rational, that’s why LW has not changed your life much. Or maybe it enabled you to write this excellent analysis of your feelings and motivations.
Some personality traits may be conducive to “natural” rationality. High scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory for example may indicate ego-preserving tendencies that make greater levels of rationality more difficult to obtain. I’d imagine that natural levels of introversion would also help, and I say that as someone who usually maxes out the extroversion scale on these kinds of tests.
Would you consider yourself naturally rational, shminux? I am curious where you stand on the nature vs. nurture divide, particularly regarding rationality.
Thank you for this post! You have an unusually high level of introspection, and I haven’t noticed any of the standard fallacious justifications anywhere in your story. Maybe you are naturally rational, that’s why LW has not changed your life much. Or maybe it enabled you to write this excellent analysis of your feelings and motivations.
Some personality traits may be conducive to “natural” rationality. High scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory for example may indicate ego-preserving tendencies that make greater levels of rationality more difficult to obtain. I’d imagine that natural levels of introversion would also help, and I say that as someone who usually maxes out the extroversion scale on these kinds of tests.
Would you consider yourself naturally rational, shminux? I am curious where you stand on the nature vs. nurture divide, particularly regarding rationality.
No, I’m pretty average with regard to rationality. And there is no “divide”, it’s a continuum, like shades of grey.