What kind of smart am I if I’m not particularly good at academia, or math puzzles, but, like, I really wish I was smart while still holding the exact same beliefs.
Fun fact the LessWrong guy Yudkowsky who was/is an influential person in silicon valley wrote one of the most well known Harry Potter fanfics. At some point he apparently tried to get JK Rowling’s permission to publish it.
What kind of smart am I if I’m not particularly good at academia, or math puzzles, but, like, I really wish I was smart while still holding the exact same beliefs.
The LessWrong/online-“rationalist” kind of smart
Fun fact the LessWrong guy Yudkowsky who was/is an influential person in silicon valley wrote one of the most well known Harry Potter fanfics. At some point he apparently tried to get JK Rowling’s permission to publish it.
My favorite LessWrong story is the Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant.
“I have a very deep understanding of everything about [field] that I could find in pop science shows and books”