NancyLebovitz comments on Age, fluid intelligence, and intelligent posts - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 20 February 2011 12:52:29PM 4 points [-]

First whack at the question: I think my ability to write comments-- I've never done a lot of posts-- is at least as good as it was 30 years ago. I'm 57.

I get approximately the same amount and kind of respect.

The only change I see is that I think I've got a more emotional range in what I write.

Comment author: FAWS 20 February 2011 01:19:04PM 2 points [-]

I'm curious. Were you on Usenet in the really early days, or did you often write letters to the editor, or participate in fanzines, or what are you comparing with?

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 20 February 2011 01:25:11PM 3 points [-]

Usenet in the early nineties (not the really early days) and apas for at least a decade before that.

Comment author: FAWS 20 February 2011 01:38:11PM 1 point [-]

Ah, interesting. I was aware of fanzines, but not that they were just part of a more general phenomenon.