I find that LW has much less of the prejudiced bullshit you describe than mainstream culture, probably because of the common belief that willpower isn’t magic.
Interesting. I would very much like to also find that LW has much less of that prejudiced bullshit. Can you think of a way that our behaviors might lead to our differences in experience, so that I might experience more of the LW that you are experiencing?
True on the other hand, social pressure is a great way to fight akrasia. On the other hand telling people they have no control over their actions is a great way to promote akrasia.
I find that LW has much less of the prejudiced bullshit you describe than mainstream culture, probably because of the common belief that willpower isn’t magic.
Interesting. I would very much like to also find that LW has much less of that prejudiced bullshit. Can you think of a way that our behaviors might lead to our differences in experience, so that I might experience more of the LW that you are experiencing?
I suspect that I’ve got some tendency towards “glass half full”—I tend to notice the good stuff.
Also, LW being better on the issue than the mainstream doesn’t mean that LW is consistently good, just that it isn’t resoundingly awful.
This update from CFAR is a good example on LW of supporting skillful means rather than just blaming people who aren’t doing well.
True on the other hand, social pressure is a great way to fight akrasia. On the other hand telling people they have no control over their actions is a great way to promote akrasia.
Social pressure works to oppose akrasia.… except when it doesn’t work. Some people end up crushed rather than pushed in a useful direction.
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