There’s a tendency (at least in this post’s comments) to throw around the word “insane” as a synonym for “LW-style irrational”. It does not mean what you think it means.
I know how Eliezer is using the word “insane.”
Just because $CELEBRITY uses it that way doesn’t make it right. This usage is conflating two usefully distinct concepts.
There’s a tendency (at least in this post’s comments) to throw around the word “insane” as a synonym for “LW-style irrational”. It does not mean what you think it means.
I know how Eliezer is using the word “insane.”
Just because $CELEBRITY uses it that way doesn’t make it right. This usage is conflating two usefully distinct concepts.