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.
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.