That’s definitely a good point. I mostly bring up this stuff when he tries to get me to watch his favorite videos, because he gets really offended when I politely refuse to watch videos I don’t expect to appreciate.
I think there’s nothing wrong with indoctrination materials? It helps to have words that mean the same thing that everyone can use to understand each other!
I am more worried about turning into … rock band groupies? Like the “omg omg omg omg omg omg omg he looked at me!!” effect. While that’s probably normal to some degree, I think that’s what eventually turns into the halo effect and legitimate admiration leaks into areas where it doesn’t belong.
Less wrong is a cult. I am a cult organizer. Deal with it.
I think there’s nothing wrong with indoctrination materials? It helps to have words that mean the same thing that
everyone can use to understand each other!
Less Wrong already has a “Google problem” with the phyg word. Would you mind typing “phyg” instead?
Amazing. I keep telling you, your choices are mainstream academia or Objectivism.
That’s definitely a good point. I mostly bring up this stuff when he tries to get me to watch his favorite videos, because he gets really offended when I politely refuse to watch videos I don’t expect to appreciate.
I think there’s nothing wrong with indoctrination materials? It helps to have words that mean the same thing that everyone can use to understand each other!
I am more worried about turning into … rock band groupies? Like the “omg omg omg omg omg omg omg he looked at me!!” effect. While that’s probably normal to some degree, I think that’s what eventually turns into the halo effect and legitimate admiration leaks into areas where it doesn’t belong.
Amazing. I keep telling you, your choices are mainstream academia or Objectivism.