Well, if there are other people who feel that way, they’re free to meet up to share that interest.
My serious answer: I’m not sure there’s a well-defined, cumulative, discipline-like body of knowledge in the LessWrong memeplex. I don’t know how it could be presented to an intelligent outsider who’s never heard of it. I don’t know whether it could be presented in a way that makes us look good.
My not-so-serious answer: a lot of the time I just don’t care any more.
It sounds to me like you might be in some kind of depression or low-enthusiasm state. I don’t hear a coherent critique in these comments, so much as a general sense of “boo ‘rationality’/LW”.
Contrast:
Are you not comfortable with that happening at all, or not comfortable with being involved in one?
I’m not comfortable with it existing. I think it’s not useful.
and
People with a common interest meeting up seems natural enough.
Well, if there are other people who feel that way, they’re free to meet up to share that interest
This feels inconsistent; as if you had been caught giving a non-true rejection.
Now and then I go a bit crazy and find it difficult to value anything. Luckily the worst symptom is that I don’t get much done for a while, and post gloomy comments on websites.
At least for me, being able to look at things like this (“I am in a bad mood”
instead of “everything sucks”) is quite a blessing. Hope you feel better now or
soon! [Edit: wording tweak.]
Well, if there are other people who feel that way, they’re free to meet up to share that interest.
My serious answer: I’m not sure there’s a well-defined, cumulative, discipline-like body of knowledge in the LessWrong memeplex. I don’t know how it could be presented to an intelligent outsider who’s never heard of it. I don’t know whether it could be presented in a way that makes us look good.
My not-so-serious answer: a lot of the time I just don’t care any more.
It sounds to me like you might be in some kind of depression or low-enthusiasm state. I don’t hear a coherent critique in these comments, so much as a general sense of “boo ‘rationality’/LW”.
Contrast:
and
This feels inconsistent; as if you had been caught giving a non-true rejection.
That turned out to be the case.
Now and then I go a bit crazy and find it difficult to value anything. Luckily the worst symptom is that I don’t get much done for a while, and post gloomy comments on websites.
At least for me, being able to look at things like this (“I am in a bad mood” instead of “everything sucks”) is quite a blessing. Hope you feel better now or soon! [Edit: wording tweak.]