NancyLebovitz comments on Rational Health Optimization - Less Wrong

20 Post author: jacob_cannell 18 September 2010 07:47PM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 21 September 2010 06:25:22PM 3 points [-]

I've seen one claim which I haven't been able to verify that eccentrics are healthier than other people.

If true, is it just that it takes pretty good financial security to pull off being eccentric? Doing what you please means you optimize your environment for yourself? It's not that high status is good for you, it's that low status is bad for you?

Comment author: mattnewport 21 September 2010 06:30:19PM 1 point [-]

I've seen one claim which I haven't been able to verify that eccentrics are healthier than other people.

By what objective criteria does one distinguish an 'eccentric' from a regular person?