Thanks for sharing. What’s your plan? How much of your time do you think it would be optimal to spend assessing your options with regard to where to live?
I love the idea of living with “agent-y” rationalists, but I definitely don’t love the idea of slowly discovering that I’m intractably not motivated or smart enough to truly “hang.”
My impression is that the majority of aspiring rationalists are willing to work with each other through our flaws, rather than expecting perfection. I suspect the smartest, most popular people in the rationality community take up a disproportionate amount of our attention, which can make inadequacy feel more plausible than it really is. If we try, I don’t think we’ll have trouble finding awesome living environments.
So I’m looking at monthly living expenses of $1200 in NYC, $1250 in Berkeley, and $1100 in Northampton. Which means I realistically only accrue savings if I live in Northampton or get a different job or more students.
My experience with budgeting my life suggests that your margin of calculational error will swamp the given differences.
Thanks for sharing. What’s your plan? How much of your time do you think it would be optimal to spend assessing your options with regard to where to live?
My impression is that the majority of aspiring rationalists are willing to work with each other through our flaws, rather than expecting perfection. I suspect the smartest, most popular people in the rationality community take up a disproportionate amount of our attention, which can make inadequacy feel more plausible than it really is. If we try, I don’t think we’ll have trouble finding awesome living environments.
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My experience with budgeting my life suggests that your margin of calculational error will swamp the given differences.
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I enjoyed reading your analysis. If there’s anything in particular you want input on, I’d be happy to share my perspective.
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