It’s interesting that I got that impression from the same post I linked back in, but I’m not sure how the post was intended to fit it. (I’m guessing it’s intended as a descriptive example, but I’m less familiar with the rest of the community here.)
The funniest part is that I have a friend who really talks like this. We often listen to what he has to say intently to try to parse any meaning from it, but it seems like he’s either too far beyond us or just mad (I’d say both). Guess I have a new nickname for him
I don’t think I am particularly proud of our positive commentary on people. I think it’s a common complaint, but it’s a problem I couldn’t handle because it’s from people who don’t understand the rationality of the rationalist community.
From the first paragraph of my article, in the first paragraph, seems to be the claim that this community doesn’t exist and isn’t worth looking into. What’s wrong with it? I know it was from someone who understood a lot of the rationality communities, but I don’t know what it’s like to them and so for that to make sense you have to make that assertion, which is a claim that, given their true and unverifiable reasons, has never had anyone to trust.
It seems like the biggest barrier to appreciating the extent of what you’re doing to yourself and your interactions with your other friends and family is a cost to your ability to participate in them at the moment in such an environment.
Is it the actual fault with you, or the problem of others?
(I am not sure how much I understand or understand the issue, but this seems to me just as true, and in any case, to my “little-mild” cynical view?)
It’s interesting that I got that impression from the same post I linked back in, but I’m not sure how the post was intended to fit it. (I’m guessing it’s intended as a descriptive example, but I’m less familiar with the rest of the community here.)
The funniest part is that I have a friend who really talks like this. We often listen to what he has to say intently to try to parse any meaning from it, but it seems like he’s either too far beyond us or just mad (I’d say both). Guess I have a new nickname for him
I don’t think I am particularly proud of our positive commentary on people. I think it’s a common complaint, but it’s a problem I couldn’t handle because it’s from people who don’t understand the rationality of the rationalist community.
From the first paragraph of my article, in the first paragraph, seems to be the claim that this community doesn’t exist and isn’t worth looking into. What’s wrong with it? I know it was from someone who understood a lot of the rationality communities, but I don’t know what it’s like to them and so for that to make sense you have to make that assertion, which is a claim that, given their true and unverifiable reasons, has never had anyone to trust.
It seems like the biggest barrier to appreciating the extent of what you’re doing to yourself and your interactions with your other friends and family is a cost to your ability to participate in them at the moment in such an environment.
Is it the actual fault with you, or the problem of others?
(I am not sure how much I understand or understand the issue, but this seems to me just as true, and in any case, to my “little-mild” cynical view?)