I don’t think the majority of authors here would claim universality, though many try to generalize observations to “most” or “aggregate” behaviors or values. https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/typical-mind-fallacy is well-known and often mentioned.
That said, I suspect you are nowhere near alone in your reactions, and I support and wish you well in your desire to become more rational and considered in your reactions to things. I don’t know any good answers to your two questions—you’re likely to get some sympathy, but also some hostility and not necessarily much useful advice here.
I’ll predict that, to the extent you can ask ABOUT emotional reactions and reactions in the context of rationality, and to the extent that you can draft and edit things to minimize the disorganization, you can get some useful discussions here. If you’re asking about other topics, especially fairly advanced or technical ones, before you’re able to organize thoughts and handle a mix of responses which include some jerks and insensitive directness, you’re probably not going to enjoy it.
Thanks for your reply.
I am curious “you’re likely to get some sympathy, but also some hostility and not necessarily much useful advice here.”
How are you defining hostile here and what may you think the hostility towards me would be in response to? Why would people be doing this if they aren’t themselves emotionally shaken deeply to tears by something I write or say? Just for the fun of it?
I am wondering how thought organization is defined, and if there is a good template to assess if it has been achieved in a writing sample . Right now it just seems like an intuitive sense people have and use to put down others when they think others haven’t achieved it.
Hostility may be too strong a word. It would appear mostly in the form of downvotes and helpful-sounding-but-not-really-actionable comments, for a post on a rationality-related topic that comes across as too fuzzy or incoherent. I don’t think you’ll find the kind of hostility you might on Reddit or Twitter, just a lack of embracing your ideas. It won’t be personal attacks, people here are very good at suppressing their initial emotional reactions, even if it’s a topic that triggers them.
Unfortunately, it’s not something that can be templated—I’d advise reading a lot of posts, and starting with comments and shortform posts, to get a sense of the common styles and the kinds of reactions they get.
I don’t think the majority of authors here would claim universality, though many try to generalize observations to “most” or “aggregate” behaviors or values. https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/typical-mind-fallacy is well-known and often mentioned.
That said, I suspect you are nowhere near alone in your reactions, and I support and wish you well in your desire to become more rational and considered in your reactions to things. I don’t know any good answers to your two questions—you’re likely to get some sympathy, but also some hostility and not necessarily much useful advice here.
I’ll predict that, to the extent you can ask ABOUT emotional reactions and reactions in the context of rationality, and to the extent that you can draft and edit things to minimize the disorganization, you can get some useful discussions here. If you’re asking about other topics, especially fairly advanced or technical ones, before you’re able to organize thoughts and handle a mix of responses which include some jerks and insensitive directness, you’re probably not going to enjoy it.
Thanks for your reply. I am curious “you’re likely to get some sympathy, but also some hostility and not necessarily much useful advice here.” How are you defining hostile here and what may you think the hostility towards me would be in response to? Why would people be doing this if they aren’t themselves emotionally shaken deeply to tears by something I write or say? Just for the fun of it?
I am wondering how thought organization is defined, and if there is a good template to assess if it has been achieved in a writing sample . Right now it just seems like an intuitive sense people have and use to put down others when they think others haven’t achieved it.
Hostility may be too strong a word. It would appear mostly in the form of downvotes and helpful-sounding-but-not-really-actionable comments, for a post on a rationality-related topic that comes across as too fuzzy or incoherent. I don’t think you’ll find the kind of hostility you might on Reddit or Twitter, just a lack of embracing your ideas. It won’t be personal attacks, people here are very good at suppressing their initial emotional reactions, even if it’s a topic that triggers them.
Unfortunately, it’s not something that can be templated—I’d advise reading a lot of posts, and starting with comments and shortform posts, to get a sense of the common styles and the kinds of reactions they get.