I’m curious that you know others with rationality-themed tattoos, too; do they either live in your area, or work for Intentional Insights? I hadn’t been aware that people had these sorts of tattoos at all.
They are members of my Less Wrong meetup, and some of them volunteer for InIn, while others don’t.
For instance, one person has a tattoo of an elephant and a rider, with the elephant breaking the chain of an anchor. Another has a Bayesian math-themed tattoo.
I know of one person with a Bayes formula tattoo, but that’s it. The tattoo of rationalists is most likely not having a tattoo. This is also a more universal signal that can be used in later groups without permanently marking yourself as a member of a temporary group. Better to become a rational person and signal that than to signal that you’re part of an in-group called “rationalists”.
I’m curious that you know others with rationality-themed tattoos, too; do they either live in your area, or work for Intentional Insights? I hadn’t been aware that people had these sorts of tattoos at all.
They are members of my Less Wrong meetup, and some of them volunteer for InIn, while others don’t.
For instance, one person has a tattoo of an elephant and a rider, with the elephant breaking the chain of an anchor. Another has a Bayesian math-themed tattoo.
Did you have any involvement in their decisions to get tattooed?
Nope, they actually influenced me—they both got theirs before I did.
I know of one person with a Bayes formula tattoo, but that’s it. The tattoo of rationalists is most likely not having a tattoo. This is also a more universal signal that can be used in later groups without permanently marking yourself as a member of a temporary group. Better to become a rational person and signal that than to signal that you’re part of an in-group called “rationalists”.