It seems likely that the “disembodied vibe” is doing something important w.r.t. rationality. For example, it seems like being embodied could make it more difficult to be scope sensitive. From what I’ve seen, people who get into embodiment/post-rationality also have a strong tendency to get into woo and/or otherwise throw epistemic hygiene to the wind.
That’s not to make an excuse for being comfortable with having a “disembodied vibe”, it does seem to have downsides as well (at least in my experience of being someone with such a vibe). My point is more that it’s likely to be a mistake to throw the entire “disembodied vibe” out wholesale—some parts of it are worth keeping.
I think this is more the case of the pre/trans fallacy. There are “post rationalists” who are drawn to the type of things post-rationalists are doing, but don’t have the same ability to sandbox the frames they’re stepping into from their epistemic sensemaking, because they were never actually rationalists.
That’s not to make an excuse for being comfortable with having a “disembodied vibe”
I feel like no excuses need to be made for having a disembodied vibe. The word sort of has negative connotations, but I think it doesn’t have to. This is just one way that people can be, and it has costs and benefits, just like everything.
It seems likely that the “disembodied vibe” is doing something important w.r.t. rationality. For example, it seems like being embodied could make it more difficult to be scope sensitive. From what I’ve seen, people who get into embodiment/post-rationality also have a strong tendency to get into woo and/or otherwise throw epistemic hygiene to the wind.
That’s not to make an excuse for being comfortable with having a “disembodied vibe”, it does seem to have downsides as well (at least in my experience of being someone with such a vibe). My point is more that it’s likely to be a mistake to throw the entire “disembodied vibe” out wholesale—some parts of it are worth keeping.
I think this is more the case of the pre/trans fallacy. There are “post rationalists” who are drawn to the type of things post-rationalists are doing, but don’t have the same ability to sandbox the frames they’re stepping into from their epistemic sensemaking, because they were never actually rationalists.
I feel like no excuses need to be made for having a disembodied vibe. The word sort of has negative connotations, but I think it doesn’t have to. This is just one way that people can be, and it has costs and benefits, just like everything.