Vibing is a type of communication where the content is a medium through which you can play with the emotional rhythm. I’ve said before that the Berkely rationalist community is missing this, and that that’s important, but have never really explained why vibing is important.
Firstly, vibing is one of the purest forms of play—if you’re playing with others, but you’re not vibing, there’s an important emotional connection component missing from your play.
Secondly, vibing is a way to screen for people whose emotional rhythm can sync up with a group. It’s a vital screening mechanism to figure out if you can brainstorm well together, work well together, and get along.
Finally, the speed at which you communicate vibing means you’re communicating almost purely from System 1, expressing your actual felt beliefs. It makes deception both of yourself and others much harder. Its much more likely to reveal your true colors. This allows it to act as a values screening mechanism as well.
I don’t think vibing is that an unsual a method of communication, most people have seen it and participated in it… rationalists in Berkeley just happen to be really bad at it.
Yeah, I’ve read that one, and I guess that would let someone who’ve had the same experience understand what you mean, but not someone who haven’t had the experience.
I feel similarly to when I read Valentine’s post on kensho—there is clearly something valuable, but I don’t have the slightest idea of what it is. (At least unlike with kensho, in this example it is possible to eventually have an objective account to point to, e.g. video.)
WHY VIBING IS IMPORTANT
Vibing is a type of communication where the content is a medium through which you can play with the emotional rhythm. I’ve said before that the Berkely rationalist community is missing this, and that that’s important, but have never really explained why vibing is important.
Firstly, vibing is one of the purest forms of play—if you’re playing with others, but you’re not vibing, there’s an important emotional connection component missing from your play.
Secondly, vibing is a way to screen for people whose emotional rhythm can sync up with a group. It’s a vital screening mechanism to figure out if you can brainstorm well together, work well together, and get along.
Finally, the speed at which you communicate vibing means you’re communicating almost purely from System 1, expressing your actual felt beliefs. It makes deception both of yourself and others much harder. Its much more likely to reveal your true colors. This allows it to act as a values screening mechanism as well.
I’m so curious about this. I presume there isn’t, like, a video example of “vibing”? I’d love to see that
I don’t think vibing is that an unsual a method of communication, most people have seen it and participated in it… rationalists in Berkeley just happen to be really bad at it.
Unfortunately I can’t find a video example (don’t know what to search for) but I did write up a post that was trying to explain it from the inside. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jXHwYYnqynhB3TAsc/what-vibing-feels-like
Yeah, I’ve read that one, and I guess that would let someone who’ve had the same experience understand what you mean, but not someone who haven’t had the experience.
I feel similarly to when I read Valentine’s post on kensho—there is clearly something valuable, but I don’t have the slightest idea of what it is. (At least unlike with kensho, in this example it is possible to eventually have an objective account to point to, e.g. video.)