My writing usually goes into my personal notebook, or a private chat with a trusted friend, or into an email to a discussion group.
It is very scary to put things up in public because the internet remembers things forever and you can get into trouble if people think something you said was supposed to be a secret, or bad, or stupid.
So, you need to be careful. I am not perfect about being careful, so I decided not to risk it.
After some personal growth I reached a point where I became more confident that I could support myself if anything happened.
Here the audience is smaller. And the people are smart. If they like what I write, then they might like me, and if they like me, I might eventually get lots of money, make a close friend, or even make an important contribution to AI Alignment!
It is less scary. But I am still very careful because I want to sound smart. This place has less of that pressure, which is good, and I hope it gives me the courage to share more of what I have written where it can help other people.
My writing usually goes into my personal notebook, or a private chat with a trusted friend, or into an email to a discussion group.
It is very scary to put things up in public because the internet remembers things forever and you can get into trouble if people think something you said was supposed to be a secret, or bad, or stupid.
So, you need to be careful. I am not perfect about being careful, so I decided not to risk it.
After some personal growth I reached a point where I became more confident that I could support myself if anything happened.
Concretely, I still can’t handle prosecution or litigation, but I just created a prediction market If I resign or am laid off from Microsoft Canada in 2023, will I financially break-even-or-better for the year? | Manifold Markets.
Here the audience is smaller. And the people are smart. If they like what I write, then they might like me, and if they like me, I might eventually get lots of money, make a close friend, or even make an important contribution to AI Alignment!
It is less scary. But I am still very careful because I want to sound smart. This place has less of that pressure, which is good, and I hope it gives me the courage to share more of what I have written where it can help other people.