I love this, yes. Straw rationalists believe we should update our beliefs ~instantly (even foundational ones, even ones where we’ve never seen someone functional believe it and so have no good structures to copy, such as “what if this is all a simulation with [particular purpose X]”), and don’t have an adequate model of, nor adequate respect for, the work involved in staying sane and whole through this process.
I love this, yes. Straw rationalists believe we should update our beliefs ~instantly (even foundational ones, even ones where we’ve never seen someone functional believe it and so have no good structures to copy, such as “what if this is all a simulation with [particular purpose X]”), and don’t have an adequate model of, nor adequate respect for, the work involved in staying sane and whole through this process.