Your criticism is very fair too. And I’m generally curious about why people ‘bounce off’ the “rationalist community”. I’m also mostly a lurker, particularly IRL. And I think a big part of that is the kind of thing you described. But I do want to do better at being open to really trying weird ideas (and in real life too!). (I’m pretty weird to my acquaintances, friends, and family already.)
I’ve already found this ‘trick’ pretty useful. I haven’t had anyone offer a (radically) honest answer to my asking them for a cheerful price. I suspect that the people I’ve asked don’t fully understand that the question is sincere and shouldn’t be answered in the context of ‘standard’ social norms. And that’s too bad! I’ve asked because I’m serious and sincere about wanting to remove any obstacles (or as many as possible) to us making a particular exchange.
I’m glad you thought so!
Your criticism is very fair too. And I’m generally curious about why people ‘bounce off’ the “rationalist community”. I’m also mostly a lurker, particularly IRL. And I think a big part of that is the kind of thing you described. But I do want to do better at being open to really trying weird ideas (and in real life too!). (I’m pretty weird to my acquaintances, friends, and family already.)
I’ve already found this ‘trick’ pretty useful. I haven’t had anyone offer a (radically) honest answer to my asking them for a cheerful price. I suspect that the people I’ve asked don’t fully understand that the question is sincere and shouldn’t be answered in the context of ‘standard’ social norms. And that’s too bad! I’ve asked because I’m serious and sincere about wanting to remove any obstacles (or as many as possible) to us making a particular exchange.