I read a tremendous amount of Overcoming Bias/The Sequences/Less Wrong from ages ~18-21 as I was transitioning from high school and into college. I cannot overstate how much this exposure impacted my mindset during these—generally tumultuous—years.
I don’t recall ever feeling that I should be ~doing something more~ or doing anything other than exploring the world around me as I decided what I wanted to do with my life.
While a lot of the drive behind Less Wrong has evolved to emphasize optimal investment/philanthropy/career choices/etc, I don’t think the underlying ideas and motivations behind “LW-style rationality” would condemn anyone for pursuing and exploring what they were interested in, regardless of level of salary or status associated with what they loved.
I read a tremendous amount of Overcoming Bias/The Sequences/Less Wrong from ages ~18-21 as I was transitioning from high school and into college. I cannot overstate how much this exposure impacted my mindset during these—generally tumultuous—years.
I don’t recall ever feeling that I should be ~doing something more~ or doing anything other than exploring the world around me as I decided what I wanted to do with my life.
While a lot of the drive behind Less Wrong has evolved to emphasize optimal investment/philanthropy/career choices/etc, I don’t think the underlying ideas and motivations behind “LW-style rationality” would condemn anyone for pursuing and exploring what they were interested in, regardless of level of salary or status associated with what they loved.