When I first started reading the post, I had Keith’s reaction, ‘Get down to the point!’, but I’m now very interested to see where Eliezer is going with this...
Obert: “I rather expect so. I don’t think we’re all entirely past our childhoods. In some ways the human species itself strikes me as being a sort of toddler in the ‘No!’ stage.”
This in a way explains some of my own questions about my behavior… The first and only time I tried cocaine, I was shocked by just how much I loved it (I had thought it would be like smoking a joint and drinking three cups of coffee, fuck was I wrong)… And I thought to myself, “This is way too much fun, I don’t care if you didn’t crash, DON’T do it again.” I think I realize that reactions that beyond my control, really are beyond my control, and thus should not be tampered with in my ‘sophomoric’ state.
When I first started reading the post, I had Keith’s reaction, ‘Get down to the point!’, but I’m now very interested to see where Eliezer is going with this...
Obert: “I rather expect so. I don’t think we’re all entirely past our childhoods. In some ways the human species itself strikes me as being a sort of toddler in the ‘No!’ stage.”
This in a way explains some of my own questions about my behavior… The first and only time I tried cocaine, I was shocked by just how much I loved it (I had thought it would be like smoking a joint and drinking three cups of coffee, fuck was I wrong)… And I thought to myself, “This is way too much fun, I don’t care if you didn’t crash, DON’T do it again.” I think I realize that reactions that beyond my control, really are beyond my control, and thus should not be tampered with in my ‘sophomoric’ state.