Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Best career models for doing research? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 10 December 2010 10:17:58PM 11 points [-]

most people are irrational, hypocritical and selfish, if you try and tell them they shoot the messenger, and if you try and do anything you bear all the costs, internalize only tiny fractions of the value created if you succeed,

So? They're just kids!

(or)

He glanced over toward his shoulder, and said, "That matter to you?"

Caw!

He looked back up and said, "Me neither."

Comment author: FormallyknownasRoko 10 December 2010 10:25:41PM 3 points [-]

I mean I guess I shouldn't complain that you don't find this bothers you, because you are, in fact, helping me by doing what you do and being very good at it, but that doesn't stop it being demotivating for me! I'll see what I can do regarding quant jobs.