I’m Aaron Swartz. I used to work in software (including as a cofounder of Reddit, whose software that powers this site) and now I work in politics. I’m interested in maximizing positive impact, so I follow GiveWell carefully. I’ve always enjoyed the rationality improvement stuff here, but I tend to find the lukeprog-style self-improvement stuff much more valuable. I’ve been following Eliezer’s writing since before even the OvercomingBias days, I believe, but have recently started following LW much more carefully after a couple friends mentioned it to me in close succession.
I found myself wanting to post but don’t have any karma, so I thought I’d start by introducing myself.
I’ve been thinking on-and-off about starting a LessWrong spinoff around the self-improvement stuff (current name proposal: LessWeak). Is anyone else interested in that sort of thing? It’d be a bit like the Akrasia Tactics Review, but applied to more topics.
I’ve been thinking on-and-off about starting a LessWrong spinoff around the self-improvement stuff (current name proposal: LessWeak). Is anyone else interested in that sort of thing? It’d be a bit like the Akrasia Tactics Review, but applied to more topics.
Instead of a spinoff, maybe Discussion should be split into more sections (one being primarily about instrumental rationality/self-help).
Topic-related discussion seems a good idea to me. Some here may be interested in rationality/cognitive bias but not in IA or not in space exploration or not in cryonics, …
This would also allow to lift the “bans” like “no politics”, if it says in a dedicated section not “polluting” those not interested in it.
LessWeak—good idea. On the name: cute but I imagine it getting old. But it’s not as embarrassing as something unironically Courage Wolf, like ‘LiveStrong’.
I’m Aaron Swartz. I used to work in software (including as a cofounder of Reddit, whose software that powers this site) and now I work in politics. I’m interested in maximizing positive impact, so I follow GiveWell carefully. I’ve always enjoyed the rationality improvement stuff here, but I tend to find the lukeprog-style self-improvement stuff much more valuable. I’ve been following Eliezer’s writing since before even the OvercomingBias days, I believe, but have recently started following LW much more carefully after a couple friends mentioned it to me in close succession.
I found myself wanting to post but don’t have any karma, so I thought I’d start by introducing myself.
I’ve been thinking on-and-off about starting a LessWrong spinoff around the self-improvement stuff (current name proposal: LessWeak). Is anyone else interested in that sort of thing? It’d be a bit like the Akrasia Tactics Review, but applied to more topics.
Instead of a spinoff, maybe Discussion should be split into more sections (one being primarily about instrumental rationality/self-help).
Topic-related discussion seems a good idea to me. Some here may be interested in rationality/cognitive bias but not in IA or not in space exploration or not in cryonics, …
This would also allow to lift the “bans” like “no politics”, if it says in a dedicated section not “polluting” those not interested in it.
I endorse this idea.
Yay, it is you!
(I’ve followed your blog and your various other deeds on-and-off since 2002-2003ish and have always been a fan; good to have you here.)
LessWeak—good idea. On the name: cute but I imagine it getting old. But it’s not as embarrassing as something unironically Courage Wolf, like ‘LiveStrong’.
Welcome to LessWrong!
Apparently I used to comment on your blog back in 2004 - my, how time flies!
Reboot in peace, friend.