Human-Computer Interaction cheerleader. Used to simulate brains with Nengo. Now building computery biology tools.
Sean Aubin
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Group Debugging
I am irrationally/disproportionately insecure about discussing my mediocre/generic goals in a public forum, so I’d rather discuss this in-person at the meetup. :apologetic-emoji
I think David’s primary concern is choosing the goals in “systematically finds a better path to goals” which he wants to name “meta-rationality” for the sake of discussion, but I think could be phrased as part of the rationality process?
I truly do not know. I have many friends (Hazard) and acquaintances (Malcolm Ocean) in those communities and only understand their blog posts and investigations/discussions 20% of the time, but maybe that’s because I’m a stage 4.5 dweller.
Hilariously, this meetup is motivated by the sentiment/discomfort/uncertainty expressed in Ellie Hain’s reply to the tweet you linked:
the problem is though, that the more meta you go, the less concrete solutions you get. A lot of talking but very little doing
Aside: I’ve met Ellie Hain in person and like the School for Social Design, but have yet to find a way to design an approachable meetup around their ideas.
Going Meta with Rationality
Identity and Rationalism
Less Miserable: Online Social Spaces
Due to surprise concert, we’ve moved to the roller rink which is quieter https://what3words.com/resold.burn.hitters
Even though it is raining, The Bentway is sheltered so the meetup location is unchanged.
There’s going to be snacks in the form of muffins and some samosas.
ACX Meetups Everywhere 2022
Feedback Schelling-Point
ACX+LW Meetup Toronto
Schelling Meetup Toronto
Started reading this book and made it to chapter 3 before giving up. Mostly ends up being a tour of various pitfalls when pursuing something ambitious. For example:
Your data can come from a fraudulent source.
Confirmation bias can blind you to potential sources of failure.
These points felt obvious/familiar and I was hoping for a more systematic treatment.
I do appreciate her disambiguation and would also like answers to the questions in her conclusion!
My friends have recommended:
Reading Elinor Ostrom to get a theoretical grounding.
“Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty” by Acemoglu & Robinson
I previously mangled the event time. For the sake of clarity, let me mark it down in this comment so people are notified: Sunday, March 26th from 14:00 to 16:00 EST