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When I saw that Patri Friedman was wearing Vibrams (five-toed shoes) and that William Eden (then Will Ryan) was also wearing Vibrams, I got a pair myself to see if they’d work.
Is Patri Friedman supposed to be a good example of a rational person? From the Wikipedia article on him he appears to be quite a crank.
And yet nonetheless, I think it worth naming and resisting that dark temptation to think that somebody can’t be a real community member if they aren’t eating beef livers and supplementing potassium, or if they believe in a collapse interpretation of QM, etcetera.
Then you may consider avoiding to patronize and insult people who don’t share your beliefs, like this:
I’m just back from an event where the normal parents signed their normal kids up for cryonics, and that is the way things are supposed to be and should be, and whatever excuses you’re using or thinking of right now, I don’t believe in them any more, you’re just a lousy parent.
WHAT DOES THE GOD-DAMNED COLLAPSE POSTULATE HAVE TO DO FOR PHYSICISTS TO REJECT IT? KILL A GOD-DAMNED PUPPY?
[ OMISSIS Warning: Dangerous Forbbiden Knowledge that will eat your soul give you nightmares. BOOOOO!!!!11!!ONE1!! ]
Moreover, if you want to prevent Less Wrong from becoming a cult like the Objectivists, it may be advisable to absolutely avoid to perform rituals explicitly modeled after religious ceremonies, like this or this.
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Is Patri Friedman supposed to be a good example of a rational person? From the Wikipedia article on him he appears to be quite a crank.
Then you may consider avoiding to patronize and insult people who don’t share your beliefs, like this:
Or this:
[ OMISSIS Warning: Dangerous Forbbiden Knowledge that will eat your soul give you nightmares. BOOOOO!!!!11!!ONE1!! ]
Moreover, if you want to prevent Less Wrong from becoming a cult like the Objectivists, it may be advisable to absolutely avoid to perform rituals explicitly modeled after religious ceremonies, like this or this.