Agreed. I’m surprised I managed to write this whole list without remembering to add that.
I think it’s one of those fish in water kind of things. I was going out of my way to summarize the points in my mind that I attribute somewhat to LW and instrumental rationality didn’t naturally fall into that category when I plumbed my brain for “important things less wrong can teach you about saving the world”. I get the feeling that I already absorbed a high enough level of instrumental rationality before I ever made it here that I didn’t actually get any additional mileage out of the relevant material on LW about it. In fact, it’s so yesterday’s news to me that I often forget that others don’t have similar predispositions or that others are still developing here and can use pointers to helpful material on the subject.
Thanks for reminding me not to take this for granted! I’ll add a new section in a few hours.
Agreed. I’m surprised I managed to write this whole list without remembering to add that.
I think it’s one of those fish in water kind of things. I was going out of my way to summarize the points in my mind that I attribute somewhat to LW and instrumental rationality didn’t naturally fall into that category when I plumbed my brain for “important things less wrong can teach you about saving the world”. I get the feeling that I already absorbed a high enough level of instrumental rationality before I ever made it here that I didn’t actually get any additional mileage out of the relevant material on LW about it. In fact, it’s so yesterday’s news to me that I often forget that others don’t have similar predispositions or that others are still developing here and can use pointers to helpful material on the subject.
Thanks for reminding me not to take this for granted! I’ll add a new section in a few hours.
EDIT: Added as the new point #5.