Their challenge to rationalists is: if you’re so smart, why aren’t you happy?
Ok, but are postrats actually happy?
You mention postrats being able to coordinate a 400 person summer camp, once. Rats coordinate events about that big once or twice a year (solstice). Same with EA (EAG).
When I picture a social group created by people who churned from Rationality/EA because it wasn’t fun enough, I imagine: - more parties per capita - more families per capita - more not-eating-alone per capita - more group houses per capita - more holidays - understanding romance on a gears level to, like, get over your ex by taking OCD meds - understanding sex on a gears level to, like, have more pleasurable sex - bets - writing good fiction
If not this, then do postrats succeed at anything just as impressive?
Ok, but are postrats actually happy?
You mention postrats being able to coordinate a 400 person summer camp, once. Rats coordinate events about that big once or twice a year (solstice). Same with EA (EAG).
When I picture a social group created by people who churned from Rationality/EA because it wasn’t fun enough, I imagine:
- more parties per capita
- more families per capita
- more not-eating-alone per capita
- more group houses per capita
- more holidays
- understanding romance on a gears level to, like, get over your ex by taking OCD meds
- understanding sex on a gears level to, like, have more pleasurable sex
- bets
- writing good fiction
If not this, then do postrats succeed at anything just as impressive?
I think the idea is they don’t have to be happier than others if they’re not claiming to be smarter than others.