Being a science fiction author creates a habit of maintaining distance between oneself and crazy ideas. LessWrong noticeably lacks such distance.
LessWrong is largely a brainchild of Igen (through Eliezer). Evidently, Igen isn’t happy with how his ideas have evolved and attempts to either distance himself or redirect their development.
It’s common for authors to become uncomfortable with their fandoms. Writing fanfiction about your own fandom represents a meta-level development of this phenomenon.
Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and punishment” was a first attempt to mock proto-rationalist for agreeing to kill innocent person in order to help many more people.
Being a science fiction author creates a habit of maintaining distance between oneself and crazy ideas. LessWrong noticeably lacks such distance.
LessWrong is largely a brainchild of Igen (through Eliezer). Evidently, Igen isn’t happy with how his ideas have evolved and attempts to either distance himself or redirect their development.
It’s common for authors to become uncomfortable with their fandoms. Writing fanfiction about your own fandom represents a meta-level development of this phenomenon.
Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and punishment” was a first attempt to mock proto-rationalist for agreeing to kill innocent person in order to help many more people.