I'm not the biggest fan of LessWrong, I do however refer new developers who seem interested to the "Rationality: From AI to Zombies" sequences to help refine conscious development of rational thinking.
Also, I absolutely loved the fanfic "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality" written by the forum's creator.
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And for the record, my comment wasn't intended to be an accurate depiction of you specifically, which honestly wasn't very effectively conveyed.
It was to highlight a common 'type of person' who make authoritative statements on areas they're not 'experts' in, through no malice on their part, rather as a function of their default mode of behavior.
As others who replied to me highlighted, there are at least two of these people in the world and I wanted others to at least be aware of their existence and point of view; the end goal of this being they might offer others the benefit of the doubt and perhaps some constructive feedback instead of unproductive criticism in similar exchanges.
In essence, I thought other comments were being too hard on you and wanted to point out a potential scenario in which their critiques were at at best unproductive.
Also, I absolutely loved the fanfic "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality" written by the forum's creator.
** Edit **
And for the record, my comment wasn't intended to be an accurate depiction of you specifically, which honestly wasn't very effectively conveyed.
It was to highlight a common 'type of person' who make authoritative statements on areas they're not 'experts' in, through no malice on their part, rather as a function of their default mode of behavior.
As others who replied to me highlighted, there are at least two of these people in the world and I wanted others to at least be aware of their existence and point of view; the end goal of this being they might offer others the benefit of the doubt and perhaps some constructive feedback instead of unproductive criticism in similar exchanges.
In essence, I thought other comments were being too hard on you and wanted to point out a potential scenario in which their critiques were at at best unproductive.