I went from borderline nonfunctional to pretty functional. This is not at all obvious even to those who knew me because I had been masking the growing problems really well using just raw intellectual brute force. More “attracts the walking wounded” anecdote.
Further, I kind of expect that Really Winning in the sense you’re talking about is far more likely when (a) you get lucky, and/or (b) you’re willing to stomp on other people. The first is not increased and the second is actively decreased by LWing (I think and hope).
Also, we have funded, active research into the not-so-covert true goal of original LW.
Can we do better? Yeah, definitely. Is it really so bleak? I don’t think so.
I went from borderline nonfunctional to pretty functional. This is not at all obvious even to those who knew me because I had been masking the growing problems really well using just raw intellectual brute force. More “attracts the walking wounded” anecdote.
Further, I kind of expect that Really Winning in the sense you’re talking about is far more likely when (a) you get lucky, and/or (b) you’re willing to stomp on other people. The first is not increased and the second is actively decreased by LWing (I think and hope).
Also, we have funded, active research into the not-so-covert true goal of original LW.
Can we do better? Yeah, definitely. Is it really so bleak? I don’t think so.