For something to be useful, it first has to be true. From there, there’s a bunch of different ways for a post to close the gap and be something that I find useful. Maybe it teaches me how to be happy. Maybe it teaches something about rationality. Maybe it teaches me something about how the world works.
For me, it boils down to being useful.
For something to be useful, it first has to be true. From there, there’s a bunch of different ways for a post to close the gap and be something that I find useful. Maybe it teaches me how to be happy. Maybe it teaches something about rationality. Maybe it teaches me something about how the world works.
Thanks for the answer!
It makes me think of this great essay by Paul Graham.
Yeah. Also Write To Say Stuff Worth Knowing by Robin Hanson.
I didn’t know that one. It’s great!