But the more obvious difference between LWers and non-LWers, according to me, is that LWers do not appear “stuck”, while a solid majority of non-LWers do.
That’s a good way of describing how the difference in my own thinking felt—when I was Christian I had enough of a framework to try to do things, but they weren’t really working. (It’s not a very good framework for working toward utilitarian values in.) Then I bumbled around for a couple years without much direction. LW gave me a framework again, and it was one that worked a lot better for my goals.
I’m not sure I can say the same thing about other people, though, so we might not be talking about the same thing. (Though I tend not to pay as much attention to the intelligence or “level” of others as much as most people seem to, so it might just be that.)
It worked for me—like I described here.
But the more obvious difference between LWers and non-LWers, according to me, is that LWers do not appear “stuck”, while a solid majority of non-LWers do.
That’s a good way of describing how the difference in my own thinking felt—when I was Christian I had enough of a framework to try to do things, but they weren’t really working. (It’s not a very good framework for working toward utilitarian values in.) Then I bumbled around for a couple years without much direction. LW gave me a framework again, and it was one that worked a lot better for my goals.
I’m not sure I can say the same thing about other people, though, so we might not be talking about the same thing. (Though I tend not to pay as much attention to the intelligence or “level” of others as much as most people seem to, so it might just be that.)