Sorry, not sure what this means. Actually if you are asking for my numbers on my survey...
make the world better − 6
I am not sure that being here is actually doing that. Nor am I sure how to prove that.
fun − 3
I am not occupying time as other people are, “in between things” and I have not been a forum-contributor very much before LessWrong.
friends − 4
I am beginning to make friends, but thats not as a function of the forum, more a function of me reaching out and chatting to people in PM’s. I also run my local meetup (with friends) and see those people visit and post sometimes. So I don’t “need” this place for friends. I feel like friends are a thing that happens over time if you stick around long enough. But it was never why I came here
learn rationality − 7
This is why I came here. I played wikipedia game the first time I got here. Had so many tabs. Nothing made sense. It was great! I was first directed in this direction to an overcoming bias article more than 6 or 7 years ago, but as many more active members will know; I have not been “around” that long. I had a drips-and-drabs interaction to things, I have run a meetup in Sydney for 1.5 years so far (with friends). Only recently re-reading “the craft and the community” sequence. Which has prompted me to be more active and “define my own craft” so to speak.
new ideas − 10
As a place for pointing out new ideas; this place should tend to have a magnetic gravity of them. Previously noted (by everyone) was bitcoin, and I was not in a position to notice it at the time. I feel now I am better in a position to notice new ideas, and opportunities should they arise. They don’t happen every day, or every week, but even every few months a great idea might come along. I am here for that.
advertise ideas − 0
I am not selling anything of my own. I have not written a book or created a soylent alternative etc. But I asked this in recognition that maybe the top posters were pushing an agenda. (with the exception that I want to encourage people to go to more in-person meetups. I firmly believe that if you put great and brilliant people from various walks of life together; great things happen)
create craft − 10
I am not quite sure how, but I am trying to get my brain into writings (both as a verb and a noun). Slow progress. I feel like I have something to offer, if only I could get it into sentence structure.
other − 10
meetups. in-person meetups. That is something I care about. Definitely.
Elo ratings
Sorry, not sure what this means. Actually if you are asking for my numbers on my survey...
make the world better − 6 I am not sure that being here is actually doing that. Nor am I sure how to prove that.
fun − 3 I am not occupying time as other people are, “in between things” and I have not been a forum-contributor very much before LessWrong.
friends − 4 I am beginning to make friends, but thats not as a function of the forum, more a function of me reaching out and chatting to people in PM’s. I also run my local meetup (with friends) and see those people visit and post sometimes. So I don’t “need” this place for friends. I feel like friends are a thing that happens over time if you stick around long enough. But it was never why I came here
learn rationality − 7 This is why I came here. I played wikipedia game the first time I got here. Had so many tabs. Nothing made sense. It was great! I was first directed in this direction to an overcoming bias article more than 6 or 7 years ago, but as many more active members will know; I have not been “around” that long. I had a drips-and-drabs interaction to things, I have run a meetup in Sydney for 1.5 years so far (with friends). Only recently re-reading “the craft and the community” sequence. Which has prompted me to be more active and “define my own craft” so to speak.
new ideas − 10 As a place for pointing out new ideas; this place should tend to have a magnetic gravity of them. Previously noted (by everyone) was bitcoin, and I was not in a position to notice it at the time. I feel now I am better in a position to notice new ideas, and opportunities should they arise. They don’t happen every day, or every week, but even every few months a great idea might come along. I am here for that.
advertise ideas − 0 I am not selling anything of my own. I have not written a book or created a soylent alternative etc. But I asked this in recognition that maybe the top posters were pushing an agenda. (with the exception that I want to encourage people to go to more in-person meetups. I firmly believe that if you put great and brilliant people from various walks of life together; great things happen)
create craft − 10 I am not quite sure how, but I am trying to get my brain into writings (both as a verb and a noun). Slow progress. I feel like I have something to offer, if only I could get it into sentence structure.
other − 10 meetups. in-person meetups. That is something I care about. Definitely.
(I hope this is what you were asking for)
It’s a chess joke.
Neat! That has literally nothing to do with my chosen profile name, but it should considering I play chess...