Why is this on LessWrong? We already know that looking good helps in many situations. I can find fashion advice by typing “fashion advice”* into Google. Is any kind of post appropriate on LessWrong if I prefix the title with “A rational approach to...”?
*Or “fashion advice for men” if you don’t want clothing that’s aimed at women.
Is any kind of post appropriate on LessWrong if I prefix the title with “A rational approach to...”?
Perhaps someone should write a post: “A rational approach to figuring out which posts are inappropriate for lesswrong despite the title having the prefix ‘A rational approach to...’”
Certain people are very smart and understand why many of the things normal people do are silly in some ways. For instance, judging people based on their fashion sense rather than actual behavior is noisy, or believing that you can do anything you want to do is inaccurate.
But these silly behaviors exist for a reason. Such people, to be successful in life, need to be reminded that just because something is silly from a certain analytical perspective doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it, or some variation on it.
Many lesswrong posts fit into this template. They seem useful, and I enjoy them. Such points made in rationalist language cannot be found in many other places.
Why is this on LessWrong? We already know that looking good helps in many situations. I can find fashion advice by typing “fashion advice”* into Google. Is any kind of post appropriate on LessWrong if I prefix the title with “A rational approach to...”?
*Or “fashion advice for men” if you don’t want clothing that’s aimed at women.
Perhaps someone should write a post: “A rational approach to figuring out which posts are inappropriate for lesswrong despite the title having the prefix ‘A rational approach to...’”
Certain people are very smart and understand why many of the things normal people do are silly in some ways. For instance, judging people based on their fashion sense rather than actual behavior is noisy, or believing that you can do anything you want to do is inaccurate.
But these silly behaviors exist for a reason. Such people, to be successful in life, need to be reminded that just because something is silly from a certain analytical perspective doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it, or some variation on it.
Many lesswrong posts fit into this template. They seem useful, and I enjoy them. Such points made in rationalist language cannot be found in many other places.
It helped teach me a few valuable thought-processes which should help optimise my social life. I’m glad it’s here.
You can do that with a lot of topics on LW...