“How many non-fiction books did you read in the last month? How many fiction books?”
I would rather phrase this: “How many pages have you read in the last month?” I’ve read zero books, but I’ve read ~200 pages of journal articles. Others may read hundreds of newspaper pages in a month. Plus, some books are 200 pages long, others are 600 pages long, so it’s better to ask directly about pages of text, irrespective of the medium.
“Are you signed up for cryonics? Views on cryonics.”
This is a LW / OB bias. Why cryonics as opposed to the many other technoscientific and transhumanist topics out there? Because Eliezer and Robin hyped it up.
This is a LW / OB bias. Why cryonics as opposed to the many other technoscientific and transhumanist topics out there? Because Eliezer and Robin hyped it up.
Well, there’s not a lot you can sign up for, transhumanist-wise. What might be a supplement/replacement for this question?
Do you exercise regularly? Do you use prediction markets/participate in them? Do you invest in index/ETF funds instead of mutual funds? I’m drawing a blank on these sorts of practical things.
“How many non-fiction books did you read in the last month? How many fiction books?”
I would rather phrase this: “How many pages have you read in the last month?” I’ve read zero books, but I’ve read ~200 pages of journal articles. Others may read hundreds of newspaper pages in a month. Plus, some books are 200 pages long, others are 600 pages long, so it’s better to ask directly about pages of text, irrespective of the medium.
“Are you signed up for cryonics? Views on cryonics.”
This is a LW / OB bias. Why cryonics as opposed to the many other technoscientific and transhumanist topics out there? Because Eliezer and Robin hyped it up.
Well, there’s not a lot you can sign up for, transhumanist-wise. What might be a supplement/replacement for this question?
Do you exercise regularly? Do you use prediction markets/participate in them? Do you invest in index/ETF funds instead of mutual funds? I’m drawing a blank on these sorts of practical things.