It’s not broad, but recently I remembered about some old friends and acquaintances that I thought could be receptive to my encouragement and recommendations, that could potentially start them on a path to learning more about rationality, at a small cost to me. I had 1 hour rationality-themed Skype conversations with each such person.
Too early to say if I have achieved any increase in rationality, but in all cases the conversations were a lot of fun for both parties involved. So it turned out I like this as a method to have exciting and meaningful interactions with people, regardless of other considerations.
It’s not broad, but recently I remembered about some old friends and acquaintances that I thought could be receptive to my encouragement and recommendations, that could potentially start them on a path to learning more about rationality, at a small cost to me. I had 1 hour rationality-themed Skype conversations with each such person.
Nice! Thanks for spending your time in this cognitive altruism activity :-) Do you have any thoughts about the outcomes of your conversations?
Too early to say if I have achieved any increase in rationality, but in all cases the conversations were a lot of fun for both parties involved. So it turned out I like this as a method to have exciting and meaningful interactions with people, regardless of other considerations.
Nice that it’s functional either way