Thanks for the updates!
Alexei
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[Question] What tools exist to compute all possible programs?
Great list! I was happy to be reminded of all these points for myself too.
Looks like it’s now fixed by the iOS menu showing up before the pop up.
Actually I wasn’t opted in. But now I changed my settings to opt in.
On mobile, I often click+hold a link to bring up the iOS menu to open a new link. Now when I do this the LW pop up appears and doesn’t go away, until I find a safe spot to click away from it.
I’d say the map is accurate because an agent can use it to navigate.
Awesome! I’m with you so far. :)
“I have a fantasy about finding a shitty loser that no one likes and have him dominate me. ”
I think that’s called topping from the bottom. You want to tell someone to dominate you. The bonus over just being dominated is that you often get to specify how you want it, rather them doing it the way they want it.
In that context, I think the “loser” part makes sense too. If you pick a “winner”, you might get someone who can actually dominate you. But with a “loser”, you’re more likely to be in control across various dimensions (economically, socially, mentally). So you can still participate in the game of being dominated, while having the safety of only being dominated physically.
“I used to date an Effective Altruist who made a lot less money than I did. At the beginning of an evening, I would give him cash so that he could pay for everything through the course of the night.”
This was said by another person, but could be an example of a similar behavior. Though without more context, it’s hard to tell.
That sounds great! I don’t have time to help with the development, but the math is pretty easy: https://acritch.com/credence-game/
Definitely post it here on LW when you have a beta version.
Yay for learning matrix calculus! I’m eager to read and learn. Personally I’ve done very well in the class where we learned it, but I’d say I didn’t get it at a deep / useful level.
Thank you for sharing such a personal story. I’m happy you had help along the way and that you chose to accept it and become better, rather than angry and resentful.
Sounds great. Welcome!
In the past, I have found distillations posts extremely helpful. I wonder if part of that is because when someone currently attempts it, they’re doing it because they’re correctly judging that: 1) it’s important, and 2) they’ll do it well. Probably as it becomes more common, one or both of these will stop being true as often.
I don’t write that frequently, but I think I would do 1-2 distillments per year if it was more socially encouraged / rewarded.
This is one of those “so obvious when someone says it” things that are not at all obvious until someone says them. Well done!
Your question was: “What evidence can I show to a non-Rationalist that our particular movement...”
I’m saying for non rationalists that’s one of the better ways to do it. They don’t need the kind of data you seem to require. But if you talk about your life in a friendly, open way, that will get you far.
Additionally, “example of your own life” is data. And some people know how to process that pretty remarkably.
The questions are being asked (at least on my part) because I believe the best way to “convince” someone is to show them with the example of your own life.
I actual don’t know! I kind of learned it from people / a bit from the official site.
This actually goes to the very heart of Buddhism (and probably a few other religions). Well done. ;)