I’m a 19 year old college student (rising sophomore) who is studying political science and economics. Throughout my entire life that I can remember, I’ve been extensively interested in how people work, why they do the things they do, and how these things could be done better. This seems to make me a natural fit for the content of Less Wrong.
I’m personally involved in Political Science research, specifically dealing with the political psychology of how people acquire opinions, use them to make decisions, and update them with new information. Since encountering Less Wrong, I’ve learned that this is another thing that could be done better—the whole idea of rationality.
I’ve also been studying philosophy on my own time and writing on my blog (greatplay.net), which has borrowed heavily from the Less Wrong sequences. I’ve personally looked into philosophy of religion (ended up atheist), philosophy of language (Less Wrong seems the best for this), and philosophy of ethics (less wrong seems muddled here).
I personally value both curiosity and compassion, making your life better and seeking to spread this knowledge to others. I value many, if not all of the Twelve Virtues (to the degree that I understand them), because I want to know reality as it really is.
I’ve been a long time lurker of Less Wrong, and I’m still intimidated about joining the community—there seems to be a lot of smart people here and I’m slightly worried I won’t measure up. But the only way to truly become stronger yourself is to fight stronger people, so I need to get out of my little pond and converse with the heavyweights.
I’m a 19 year old college student (rising sophomore) who is studying political science and economics. Throughout my entire life that I can remember, I’ve been extensively interested in how people work, why they do the things they do, and how these things could be done better. This seems to make me a natural fit for the content of Less Wrong.
I’m personally involved in Political Science research, specifically dealing with the political psychology of how people acquire opinions, use them to make decisions, and update them with new information. Since encountering Less Wrong, I’ve learned that this is another thing that could be done better—the whole idea of rationality.
I’ve also been studying philosophy on my own time and writing on my blog (greatplay.net), which has borrowed heavily from the Less Wrong sequences. I’ve personally looked into philosophy of religion (ended up atheist), philosophy of language (Less Wrong seems the best for this), and philosophy of ethics (less wrong seems muddled here).
I personally value both curiosity and compassion, making your life better and seeking to spread this knowledge to others. I value many, if not all of the Twelve Virtues (to the degree that I understand them), because I want to know reality as it really is.
I’ve been a long time lurker of Less Wrong, and I’m still intimidated about joining the community—there seems to be a lot of smart people here and I’m slightly worried I won’t measure up. But the only way to truly become stronger yourself is to fight stronger people, so I need to get out of my little pond and converse with the heavyweights.