Doesn’t this mean that I must be wrong about its excellent safety profile? No. See for example Gwern’s research on the subject. About half the people reading this paragraph are going to say “Wait, don’t the FDA and the entire decision-making apparatus of the United States government have more data and credibility than one guy with a website?” The other half of the people know Gwern.
Come on, Gwern deserves more than a favorable comparison to the FDA.
I know several people who have more credibility than the “FDA and the entire decision-making apparatus of the United States government”, at least when it comes to drugs. Not because I know so many cool folks, but because drug regulation is a paramount example of government irrationality.
I went on an interview with Google. They told me that if I was hired, I’d be working on a unique innovation. When I asked what it was, they told me “We want to make an app that will search this guy named Gwern.”
Gwern Facts Thread
Because we already have an Eliezer Yudkowsky one and this website is awesome.
Found in Yvain’s blog post:
Unlike Odin, Gwern has plucked out both his eyes for wisdom, knowing the value of double blindness.
I think we have a winner.
I went to the library and it was empty. They said Gwern stopped by for a quick lookup.
Come on, Gwern deserves more than a favorable comparison to the FDA.
I know several people who have more credibility than the “FDA and the entire decision-making apparatus of the United States government”, at least when it comes to drugs. Not because I know so many cool folks, but because drug regulation is a paramount example of government irrationality.
Gwern’s reality marble, Unlimited Essay Works, is the original, of which Unlimited Blade Works is a mere copy.
I went on an interview with Google. They told me that if I was hired, I’d be working on a unique innovation. When I asked what it was, they told me “We want to make an app that will search this guy named Gwern.”
They went to upload Gwern’s brain. They said they couldn’t do it, but they were glad that someone had made most of the internet redundant.