I saw this site on evand’s computer one day, so of course then had to look it up for myself. In my free time, I pester him with LW-y questions.
By way of background, I graduated from a trying-to-be-progressive-but-sort-of-hung-up-on-orthodoxy quasi-Protestant seminary in spring 2010. Primary discernible effects of this schooling (i.e., I would assign these a high probability of relevance on LW) include:
deeply suspicious of pretty much everything
a predisposition to enter a Hulk-smash rage at the faintest whiff of systematic injustice or oppression
high value on beauty, imagination*, and inclusivity
* Part of my motivation to involve myself in rationalism is a hope that I can learn ways to imagine better (more usefully, maybe.)
I like learning more about how brains work (/don’t work). Also about communities. Also about things like why people say and do what they say and do, both in terms of conditioning/unconscious motivation and conscious decision. And and and. I will start keeping track on a wiki page perhaps.
I cherish ambitions of being able to contribute to a discussion one day! (If anyone has any ideas/relevant information about getting over not wanting to look stupid, please do share …)
Welcome! You sound like just our type. Glad to have you with us.
If anyone has any ideas/relevant information about getting over not wanting to look stupid, please do share …
Lurk, read the archives, brazenly post things you are quite sure of. Remember that downvotes don’t mean we hate you. I dunno. I only get the fear after I post so it’s not a problem for me.
(If anyone has any ideas/relevant information about getting over not wanting to look stupid, please do share …)
Don’t worry, you can’t possibly look worse than I did.
Part of my motivation to involve myself in rationalism is a hope that I can learn ways to imagine better (more usefully, maybe.)
I wanted to be around people who can point out my flaws and argue with me effectively and tell me things I didn’t know. I wanted to be held to higher standards, to actually have to work hard to earn respect. I’m not getting that in other areas of my life. Here, I get it. (: I am so grateful that I found this. People will challenge you and make you work, and find your flaws, but that’s a blessing. Embrace it.
I saw this site on evand’s computer one day, so of course then had to look it up for myself. In my free time, I pester him with LW-y questions.
By way of background, I graduated from a trying-to-be-progressive-but-sort-of-hung-up-on-orthodoxy quasi-Protestant seminary in spring 2010. Primary discernible effects of this schooling (i.e., I would assign these a high probability of relevance on LW) include:
deeply suspicious of pretty much everything
a predisposition to enter a Hulk-smash rage at the faintest whiff of systematic injustice or oppression
high value on beauty, imagination*, and inclusivity
* Part of my motivation to involve myself in rationalism is a hope that I can learn ways to imagine better (more usefully, maybe.)
I like learning more about how brains work (/don’t work). Also about communities. Also about things like why people say and do what they say and do, both in terms of conditioning/unconscious motivation and conscious decision. And and and. I will start keeping track on a wiki page perhaps.
I cherish ambitions of being able to contribute to a discussion one day! (If anyone has any ideas/relevant information about getting over not wanting to look stupid, please do share …)
Hi!
Welcome! You sound like just our type. Glad to have you with us.
Lurk, read the archives, brazenly post things you are quite sure of. Remember that downvotes don’t mean we hate you. I dunno. I only get the fear after I post so it’s not a problem for me.
Don’t worry, you can’t possibly look worse than I did.
I wanted to be around people who can point out my flaws and argue with me effectively and tell me things I didn’t know. I wanted to be held to higher standards, to actually have to work hard to earn respect. I’m not getting that in other areas of my life. Here, I get it. (: I am so grateful that I found this. People will challenge you and make you work, and find your flaws, but that’s a blessing. Embrace it.