It may be that the community already has a standard article on this; I’d be happy with a link. It may also be that I should read more rigorously about what exactly a rationalist is. If there is no standard article, I’m curious about your thoughts.
It’s not something there are standard materials on, and I duly acknowledge that the bar to make you take off because of rationality is pretty damn high. If you never did, try to personally meet some of the handful of “recognized celebrities” of the rationality community, and take a close look at what they do.
I think I know what you mean by “rationalists really do wipe the floor with the competition.” But in the interest of precision, what do you mean? I’m not convinced they do; I alluded to this in my post here: https://www.lesserwrong.com/posts/dPLLnAJbas97GGsvQ/leave-beliefs-that-don-t-constrain-experience-alone
It may be that the community already has a standard article on this; I’d be happy with a link. It may also be that I should read more rigorously about what exactly a rationalist is. If there is no standard article, I’m curious about your thoughts.
It’s not something there are standard materials on, and I duly acknowledge that the bar to make you take off because of rationality is pretty damn high. If you never did, try to personally meet some of the handful of “recognized celebrities” of the rationality community, and take a close look at what they do.