If I were less concerned with looking sufficiently weird (cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersignaling) to the pinks/muggles/mehumes/mundanes/proles/masses, I’d likely enjoy popular media more, and probably be closer to correctness on topics where the crowd really is likely to show wisdom.
Oh, did you mean “less concerned that I’d look too weird”? That probably isn’t possible. Cases where I conform to expectations are about trust-earning and making people happy, not about concern with appearances (well, not about my concern. some of my friends and family ARE concerned in that direction, and I include my understanding of their happiness in my utility function).
Also, there are many cases where appearance of weirdness is completely orthogonal to my behavior. I’m trying to optimize things within a multitude of systems, and very often that aligns with “normal”.
If I were less concerned with looking sufficiently weird (cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersignaling) to the pinks/muggles/mehumes/mundanes/proles/masses, I’d likely enjoy popular media more, and probably be closer to correctness on topics where the crowd really is likely to show wisdom.
Oh, did you mean “less concerned that I’d look too weird”? That probably isn’t possible. Cases where I conform to expectations are about trust-earning and making people happy, not about concern with appearances (well, not about my concern. some of my friends and family ARE concerned in that direction, and I include my understanding of their happiness in my utility function).
Also, there are many cases where appearance of weirdness is completely orthogonal to my behavior. I’m trying to optimize things within a multitude of systems, and very often that aligns with “normal”.