Social media are deliberately and effectively engineered for engaging responses of System 1; therefore using social media for information consumption and production for an aspiring rationalist is an equivalent of drunk driving.
Did you spend some time today to use instrumental rationality to make your life better, or do you continue to consume rationalist-branded content to feel smart?
Sorry, I didn’t mean to say that there were exactly three options. Rather, I meant to say there’s at least one additional option outside of the dichotomy you set up in your original short form. Though perhaps I misinterpreted what you said when I read it as dichotomous.
Social media are deliberately and effectively engineered for engaging responses of System 1; therefore using social media for information consumption and production for an aspiring rationalist is an equivalent of drunk driving.
Do Lesswrong quick takes count as social media? :)
It’s like a small sip of wine.
Astral Codex Ten comments however, are like drinking the entire bottle.
Not really IMO, I’d say the most prominent features of social media people get addicted to are high volume of posts and ML-optimized feeds.
I guess if reading/writing on LW also activates your System 1 response the same conclusion would still apply though.
Did you spend some time today to use instrumental rationality to make your life better, or do you continue to consume rationalist-branded content to feel smart?
There is a third option: consuming rationalist-branded content for entertainment value and interest.
Yes, all the things in the world can be classified into exactly three categories.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to say that there were exactly three options. Rather, I meant to say there’s at least one additional option outside of the dichotomy you set up in your original short form. Though perhaps I misinterpreted what you said when I read it as dichotomous.