I’m currently an (actual) college student and (aspiring) omniscient. I’m also a transhumanist, which is possibly how I got here in the first place.
I’ve been lurking on and off since the days of Overcoming Bias, and I’ve finally decided to (try to) actually become involved with the community. As you can probably guess from my period of inactivity I have a tendency to read much more than I write, so this may prove more difficult than it sounds.
I’ve been very interested in “how things work,” both outside and inside my head, for as long as I can remember, although I wouldn’t have self-identified as a rationalist until about four or five years ago. I’ve read through most of the sequences, but I’m always grateful for constructive criticism.
Fair warning: My writing tends to be a little formal unless I work at making it less so. This is (mostly) a bad habit I picked up in high-school English and has essentially no bearing on my thought process.
By “essentially no bearing on my thought process” I don’t mean that I’m perfectly rational. Rather, I mean that I often come across as bored or distant even when I’m emotionally invested in a subject. Avoiding the word “know,” I’m sufficiently sure to say such a thing because I tend to write in a semi-formal style regardless of my topic or recent experiences.
Hey, everyone!
I’m currently an (actual) college student and (aspiring) omniscient. I’m also a transhumanist, which is possibly how I got here in the first place.
I’ve been lurking on and off since the days of Overcoming Bias, and I’ve finally decided to (try to) actually become involved with the community. As you can probably guess from my period of inactivity I have a tendency to read much more than I write, so this may prove more difficult than it sounds.
I’ve been very interested in “how things work,” both outside and inside my head, for as long as I can remember, although I wouldn’t have self-identified as a rationalist until about four or five years ago. I’ve read through most of the sequences, but I’m always grateful for constructive criticism.
Fair warning: My writing tends to be a little formal unless I work at making it less so. This is (mostly) a bad habit I picked up in high-school English and has essentially no bearing on my thought process.
How do you know?
I did say “mostly” and “essentially.”
By “essentially no bearing on my thought process” I don’t mean that I’m perfectly rational. Rather, I mean that I often come across as bored or distant even when I’m emotionally invested in a subject. Avoiding the word “know,” I’m sufficiently sure to say such a thing because I tend to write in a semi-formal style regardless of my topic or recent experiences.