May be off-topic, but can you elaborate on where LW culture wants to go? Or point to a specific post...
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I will profoundly and immensely change the world for the better from the ground level, by creating and/or modifying the constituent element, the building block of civilization—in other words, the very foundation of society itself.
Why does my heart not laugh hysterically at the thought? Is it because I really do believe it firmly?
Hola! Been around for a few months, time to move out into the light. My intention was to finish LW’s 3 core readings before introducing myself, but then I gave up on RA-Z and yesterday I stopped HPMOR at chapter 59. My expectation is now so low that I won’t put my bet on Codex, though I’ll definitely try reading it soon. So here I am.
I live in Vietnam. Not to my surprise, none or very few on this platform are from the country. If you are, give me a shout out!
I don’t really work now, though I do have some stock exchange accounts. That means I have quite some time to spend during a day. So I learn Spanish and other stuffs. I’m currently in a project to finish all APOD posts during 4 years, and have read up to 2017. I try to find the best online courses to learn day by day, and completed quite some.
It’s also my goal to watch the best films or TV shows. Since the rating system for TV is not as extended as movies, I rely on IMDb 250 to filter the shows. And have worked my way up to Breaking Bad now! That means I’ve completed GoT (was intrigued by people’s hype all these years), and man the early seasons were really good. On the other hand, I have a feeling that I’ve missed many great recent films because the aggregating site flickmetric stopped working properly when I reached around year 1988; so if you have any recommendations, feel free to enlighten me :) My criteria for a good movie are: RT critic score >94%, audience score >89%, letterboxd 5-star votes > 4 star votes, and IMDB score >7.9.
Like most members of LW, I have big ideas. But for now I want to have a better, more accurate view of the world so that when I spring into actions, they will produce expected effects. Also, to wait for a depression to make use of the investment money. In the current situation, earning is not easy. BTW, when do you think it’ll happen?
This. Is an eye-opening answer. I see now.
Though this particular curiosity will never be satisfactorily quenched, at least I know when to stop pushing it further and try to put it into the back of my mind. You know, acting rationally :)
I think I won’t be able to express enough gratitude.
Woah, tks a bunch man. But exactly what happens starting from t=0? I suppose that at 1st the water must be falling down, right? How will the Earth’s surface be altered by the tremendous force of water? How will the potential energy from height turn 40% of water into vapor? I mean, how will it happen over time? If it takes time, then maybe some people will have a chance to understand what’s going on & run into the nearest underground mine, no?
Regarding the ISS, I suppose that even at the hypothetical altitude of 460km, it will still burn. But as the above paragraph mentioned, I guess that the boiling process will not be instantaneously, or even fast, so the astronauts will have plenty of time to watch the horrors unveil below. With maximum number of ships (I forgot, 4?) on board, can they use them to boost the ISS up to, say, 1000km? Or if time doesn’t allow, can they manage to load supplies into a ship & launch it into some orbit far from Earth & return after maybe 2 years? You know, doing whatever to preserve the human race long term.
Oh, that very last sentence is something I didn’t think about. I also discovered worldbuilding very recently, looks promising too. Thanks!
“Pattern”? Hm, may I ask the origin of your nickname and whether it has anything to do with tSA? :)
I tried that spamming method some times in the past. It was better than asking in just 1 place, but the margin was small. Anyway, I’ve found that asking the question here on LW is not fruitful.
Just tried. No responds so far. I think the APOD forum is even less visited than LW, so the reach is really short.
Your guess is spot-on. My question needs some details and can hardly be summarized into a neat google query.
OK, so it’s hard to describe what X be like; but this picture is the inspiration of my pondering: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160911.html
The simplest form of my inquiry would be along the line of “What happens next?”. In that case, what do you think X is?
Yes, your 1st point makes sense. I take it that since it’s somewhat difficult to accurately predict whether the question will hook those people, an umbrella approach where I post in many media is the most rational 1?
My scenario is really hypothetical. I forgot to mention xkcd What if? as an option in my list in the OP, but yeah, it will fit very nicely and frankly I think my question belongs there. But unfortunately, it seems that xkcd has stopped answering What if queries, because his latest entry is 2017 or so.
OMG this is great. Reading about Harry being outgunned by Hat-Harry is an intense experience. Indeed, facing our self is the greatest challenge—one that I doubt anybody but a very few eminent rationalists can do.
Wow, I failed the 2-4-6 test.
But then, do you think the way it is presented—that is, the paragraphs of flowing conversations, of Hermione’s guesses and Harry’s answers—did its part in molding our thinking toward her reasoning? In other words, we (OK, I) were biased by the very literature we were reading and thus couldn’t think straight?
What a great read! Based on the post score and the amount of comments, I guess I’m pretty alone in appreciating the literary value of the piece.
I’m currently in Fake beliefs and, as you correctly said, more than half the times I don’t really get them. I think part of this is because EY wrote using such big words and complicated grammar that confuse non-native speakers.
However, I’m not a fan of jumping ships and will try to wade through R:A-Z before committing to another sequence. You convinced me! :) That said, HPMOR seems to be very appealing to beginners since it combine something new & strange (rationality) with something most of us are familiar with already (wizardry, lol).
Excuse my ignorance, what is OB?
Thanks a bunch, Val. I say you saved me dozens if not hundreds of hours, because I was (am) pretty confused about the big picture around here.
The associated Ken Wilber image helps with the understanding a lot. Now, if I don’t really get nearly half of the articles on LW, does that mean I’m redder than orange? Are there tests on the internet where I can pretty reliably tell where I’m standing on that scale? Also, I’m quite sure that my goal is to get to the turquoise level. What online resources I should learn and/or what “groups” I should join, in your personal recommendation?