Relsqui comments on Compartmentalization in epistemic and instrumental rationality - Less Wrong
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Well, to say it's my "real" interest suggests that my interest in rationality is fake, which is false, but I am indeed a very social critter and a lot of the appeal of LW is being able to discuss, not just absorb. (I even get shiny karma points for doing it well!)
So, yes--and I was actually realizing that myself over the course of writing that comment (which necessarily involved thinking about why I'm here).
Despite the above, I'm not actually sure why it is.
Well, I voted for 'em, so it's good to hear that's consistent. :)
That quote is pretty funny. We clearly differ in at least these two ways: 1) I either don't know or don't care enough about music to be bothered by period distractions from it (I'm not sure how to tell the difference from inside my own head), and 2) I like the noisy hall.
He's right about the novel, though, that would be appalling. (Difference being that verbal language breaks down a lot faster if you miss a piece.)