Yeah, I've considered that. For me it's just a little bit hard to avoid talking about under "What I'm doing with my life", because that is what I want to do with my life. But I was aiming to signal something like "interesting and plausible enough to contact him and find out more" — maybe I'm overshooting that and landing in "he sounds crazy; ignore" territory for most people, even people who might otherwise be convinced of the correctness/desirability of the things I mention there.
P.S. ...I just recognized your username! You messaged me a few months ago when I lived in Berkeley and I had a bit in my profile that said that I expected I'd usually be too shy to message people but not too shy to reply. Turned out I was too shy to reply. Sorry :( I wish I had replied. You sound cool.
But I was aiming to signal something like "interesting and plausible enough to contact him and find out more" — maybe I'm overshooting that
I should note that I was just responding to the previous comment here; I hadn't seen your profile yet
P.S. ...I just recognized your username! You messaged me a few months ago
but now I have to go see. Oh, yeah! I remember you.
Turned out I was too shy to reply. Sorry :(
No worries. :)
Your description of your sexuality sounds just about like the mirror image of mine. It's tricky to describe, isn't it? I...
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