You sound like Tim Ferriss and you make me want to ignore you in the same way I ignore him.
It sounds like you place high importance on public image. In particular, on maintaining a public image that is self effacing or humble. I wonder if, over all, it is more effective for luke to convey confidence and be up front about his achievements and capabilities and so gain influence with a wide range of people or if it is best to optimize his image for that group of people who place high importance on humble decorum.
I don’t want to do this because you seem like a good person with a genuine ability to help others. Don’t lose that.
Tim Ferris is a good person (as far as people go) and he has been able to positively influence far more people by mastering self promotion than he ever would have been if he restrained himself. Is this about “being a good person and helping others” or keeping your approval? The two seem to be conflated here.
Fortunately for you when luke says “try to be a Rationality Tim Ferris” he does not mean anything at all along the lines of “talk like Tim Ferris”. He is talking about being as productive, efficient and resourceful as Tim Ferris. He’s talking about Tim’s strong capability for instrumental rationality not his even stronger capability for self promotion.
(Incidentally I don’t think Tim would make the kind of boast that Luke made there, simply because it is an awkward and poorly implemented boast. Tim boasts by giving a specific example of the awesome thing he has done rather than just making abstract assertions. At least give Tim the credit of knowing how to implement arrogance and boasting somewhat effectively!)
Yeah, I think you pretty much called it. It doesn’t really work for me, but I guess that if such a communication style is the most effective way to go, drive on.
It sounds like you place high importance on public image. In particular, on maintaining a public image that is self effacing or humble. I wonder if, over all, it is more effective for luke to convey confidence and be up front about his achievements and capabilities and so gain influence with a wide range of people or if it is best to optimize his image for that group of people who place high importance on humble decorum.
Tim Ferris is a good person (as far as people go) and he has been able to positively influence far more people by mastering self promotion than he ever would have been if he restrained himself. Is this about “being a good person and helping others” or keeping your approval? The two seem to be conflated here.
Fortunately for you when luke says “try to be a Rationality Tim Ferris” he does not mean anything at all along the lines of “talk like Tim Ferris”. He is talking about being as productive, efficient and resourceful as Tim Ferris. He’s talking about Tim’s strong capability for instrumental rationality not his even stronger capability for self promotion.
(Incidentally I don’t think Tim would make the kind of boast that Luke made there, simply because it is an awkward and poorly implemented boast. Tim boasts by giving a specific example of the awesome thing he has done rather than just making abstract assertions. At least give Tim the credit of knowing how to implement arrogance and boasting somewhat effectively!)
Yeah, I think you pretty much called it. It doesn’t really work for me, but I guess that if such a communication style is the most effective way to go, drive on.