Biting my nails writing this as the welcome and FAQ made this site sound quite intimidating… I hope this is the right place for this...
Hi, I’m MPG. I’m a little younger than the main demographic for this forum skews, but I figured now was as good a time as any to get into rationality and the like. As a concept, rationality has interested me for a while, even before I knew it had a name. I first discovered LessWrong whilst reading a Gwern article and decided to create an account out of curiosity.
As the new user guide suggested, I will lurk for a while (whilst slowly, slowly trudging through The Sequences) before actually raising any points or engaging in any discussion, unless something specifically strikes my fancy.
Welcome! Don’t be too worried, you can try posting some stuff and see how it’s received. Based on how you wrote this comment, I think you won’t have much trouble. The New User Guide and other stuff gets worded a bit sternly because of the people who tend not to put in much effort at all and expect to be well received – which doesn’t sound like you at all. It’s hard hard to write one document that’s stern to those who need it and more welcoming to those who need that, unfortunately.
Biting my nails writing this as the welcome and FAQ made this site sound quite intimidating… I hope this is the right place for this...
Hi, I’m MPG. I’m a little younger than the main demographic for this forum skews, but I figured now was as good a time as any to get into rationality and the like. As a concept, rationality has interested me for a while, even before I knew it had a name. I first discovered LessWrong whilst reading a Gwern article and decided to create an account out of curiosity.
As the new user guide suggested, I will lurk for a while (whilst slowly, slowly trudging through The Sequences) before actually raising any points or engaging in any discussion, unless something specifically strikes my fancy.
Welcome! Don’t be too worried, you can try posting some stuff and see how it’s received. Based on how you wrote this comment, I think you won’t have much trouble. The New User Guide and other stuff gets worded a bit sternly because of the people who tend not to put in much effort at all and expect to be well received – which doesn’t sound like you at all. It’s hard hard to write one document that’s stern to those who need it and more welcoming to those who need that, unfortunately.