One bad algorithm I can think of is to be flattered when you’re called such by other people you think are currently “creative” or “revolutionary”, as opposed to people who were previously revolutionary and now mainstream. The former is how cliques form.
This as a second thought to my first reaction, which was, “Well, if Robin Hanson calls you “revolutionary” you must practically be insane.”
One bad algorithm I can think of is to be flattered when you’re called such by other people you think are currently “creative” or “revolutionary”, as opposed to people who were previously revolutionary and now mainstream. The former is how cliques form.
This as a second thought to my first reaction, which was, “Well, if Robin Hanson calls you “revolutionary” you must practically be insane.”
Beats being _im_practically insane, I suppose.