I’m actually a MoR fan, and I’ve found it both entertaining and (at times) enlightening.
But I think a “beginning rationalist”s time is much better spent if they’re studying philosophy, critical thinking, probability theory, etc. than on writing fanfiction (even if it would be useful in small doses).
How does one figure out the best order in which to learn these things? With math, there are some areas which depend strongly on previous studies (arithmetic before algebra). Simple geometry doesn’t necessarily depend on either arithmetic or algebra though (does it?). I wish we had a breakdown of various sub-disciplines used for rationality.
I’m actually a MoR fan, and I’ve found it both entertaining and (at times) enlightening.
But I think a “beginning rationalist”s time is much better spent if they’re studying philosophy, critical thinking, probability theory, etc. than on writing fanfiction (even if it would be useful in small doses).
That sounds true.
How does one figure out the best order in which to learn these things? With math, there are some areas which depend strongly on previous studies (arithmetic before algebra). Simple geometry doesn’t necessarily depend on either arithmetic or algebra though (does it?). I wish we had a breakdown of various sub-disciplines used for rationality.