Does it function well as an introduction to rationality, as something which I could lend out to friends?
I think it’s pretty good at this, but I note that it seems to me to be very much targeted at ‘the general population’ instead of ‘rationalists’ or ‘rationalist-adjacents.’ Many of the examples are political, and much of the motivation of the book is closer to “here’s how you can shift a deep emotional orientation towards being right and wrong” than “given that you already have scout mindset, here’s how to skill up at it.”
I think it’s pretty good at this, but I note that it seems to me to be very much targeted at ‘the general population’ instead of ‘rationalists’ or ‘rationalist-adjacents.’ Many of the examples are political, and much of the motivation of the book is closer to “here’s how you can shift a deep emotional orientation towards being right and wrong” than “given that you already have scout mindset, here’s how to skill up at it.”