Kinda like it. But names are kind of sticky. But maybe it’s worth it. But I kinda like rationality. “Rational Agency” is kind of the core of the thing IMO.
If rational agency is supposed to be the core of the movement, then I think that should be our pitch. Right now, I think of rational agency as a niche subtopic within our broader focus on thinking how to think. I’ve never spent much time specifically investigating that topic, though of course I’m familiar with many of the concepts.
That said, it does seem helpful to clarify and find common ground by centering around “rational agency” as the through-line for what we do. I’ll spend more time investigating this and see if it feels like the reason I’m called to participate in this community.
I guess I felt enough “spiritual alignment” with LessWrong when I first discovered it that the sequences weren’t my entrance point. I just kind of saw what people were talking about, and knew it was a conversation I wanted to participate in. I think that, as core to the community as the sequences are from a historical perspectie, they’re probably not everybody’s touchstone (at least not as much as they were for the “old-timers”).
It’s also kinda interesting that the “agency” tag on this site is so sparsely populated. Maybe that’s best explained by everything else being a subtopic of “agency,” and it being more valuable to talk about the sub-topics than the phenomenon as a whole?
Kinda like it. But names are kind of sticky. But maybe it’s worth it. But I kinda like rationality. “Rational Agency” is kind of the core of the thing IMO.
If rational agency is supposed to be the core of the movement, then I think that should be our pitch. Right now, I think of rational agency as a niche subtopic within our broader focus on thinking how to think. I’ve never spent much time specifically investigating that topic, though of course I’m familiar with many of the concepts.
That said, it does seem helpful to clarify and find common ground by centering around “rational agency” as the through-line for what we do. I’ll spend more time investigating this and see if it feels like the reason I’m called to participate in this community.
I’m a bit surprised this came across as a niche subtopic (I feel like it’s covered a bunch in the sequences from different angles)
I guess I felt enough “spiritual alignment” with LessWrong when I first discovered it that the sequences weren’t my entrance point. I just kind of saw what people were talking about, and knew it was a conversation I wanted to participate in. I think that, as core to the community as the sequences are from a historical perspectie, they’re probably not everybody’s touchstone (at least not as much as they were for the “old-timers”).
It’s also kinda interesting that the “agency” tag on this site is so sparsely populated. Maybe that’s best explained by everything else being a subtopic of “agency,” and it being more valuable to talk about the sub-topics than the phenomenon as a whole?