My career as a rationalist began when I started doing tech support, and realized the divide between successful troubleshooting and what most customers tried to do. I think the key to “winning” is to challenge your assumptions about how to win, and what winning is. I think that makes me an instrumental rationalist, but I’m not quite sure I understand the term. I’m here because OB and LW are among the closest things I’ve ever seen to an honest attempt to discover truth, whatever that may turn out to mean. And because I really like the phrase “Shut up and calculate!”
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Handle: arthurlewis
Location: New York, NY
Age: 28
Education: BA in Music.
Occupation: Musician / Teacher / Mac Support Guy
Blog/Music: http://arthurthefourth.com
My career as a rationalist began when I started doing tech support, and realized the divide between successful troubleshooting and what most customers tried to do. I think the key to “winning” is to challenge your assumptions about how to win, and what winning is. I think that makes me an instrumental rationalist, but I’m not quite sure I understand the term. I’m here because OB and LW are among the closest things I’ve ever seen to an honest attempt to discover truth, whatever that may turn out to mean. And because I really like the phrase “Shut up and calculate!”
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This belongs in the Welcome post, thank you for reminding me!