Actually, the hard part may be finding a scientist willing to risk eir career and past work to admit that ey isn’t a rationalist.
This seems off to me. First of all, LW rationality is a specific brand of that which focuses on pro-actively dealing with cognitive biases. Second of all, the interest that Eliezer and others have in the Singularity and related issues creates a serious status hit in the general population. Third, one doesn’t need someone who actively identifies as not a rationalist, just someone with no prior connection to LW.
Actually, the hard part may be finding a scientist willing to risk eir career and past work to admit that ey isn’t a rationalist.
Yes, the implicit identification of “LessWrong” and “rationalist” is a local trope only.
This seems off to me. First of all, LW rationality is a specific brand of that which focuses on pro-actively dealing with cognitive biases. Second of all, the interest that Eliezer and others have in the Singularity and related issues creates a serious status hit in the general population. Third, one doesn’t need someone who actively identifies as not a rationalist, just someone with no prior connection to LW.