How are you defining what makes a better rationalist and how are you measuring it? What is the difference between instrumental goals and funsies? My long term goals involve having more funsies by most notions of that term.
I’m not particularly measuring it, but what I mostly mean that it’s someone who actually thinks about their goals, and successfully changes their actions as a result of such thought.
By for funsies I mean someone who just likes applying rationality because thinking about certain things is fun. Like, how I study physics because physics is awesome, more than for any intended use of physics.
By for funsies I mean someone who just likes applying rationality because thinking about certain things is fun. Like, how I study physics because physics is awesome, more than for any intended use of physics.
That seems to be the reason for why I am doing it. I suppose that believing that rationality is instrumentally useful would provide a stronger incentive to think about it seriously. But I currently don’t expect formal rationality to be worth it when it comes to having success in life, at least not for me. And even if that was the case, I perceive social abilities to be much more important.
How are you defining what makes a better rationalist and how are you measuring it? What is the difference between instrumental goals and funsies? My long term goals involve having more funsies by most notions of that term.
I’m not particularly measuring it, but what I mostly mean that it’s someone who actually thinks about their goals, and successfully changes their actions as a result of such thought.
By for funsies I mean someone who just likes applying rationality because thinking about certain things is fun. Like, how I study physics because physics is awesome, more than for any intended use of physics.
That seems to be the reason for why I am doing it. I suppose that believing that rationality is instrumentally useful would provide a stronger incentive to think about it seriously. But I currently don’t expect formal rationality to be worth it when it comes to having success in life, at least not for me. And even if that was the case, I perceive social abilities to be much more important.