Elizabeth comments on The Limits of Curiosity - Less Wrong

26 Post author: Elizabeth 10 March 2011 03:20PM

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Comment author: Anatoly_Vorobey 11 March 2011 11:58:20PM 2 points [-]

One of mine falls in the area of video games: I've never played them much, and I deliberately cultivate a lack of curiosity about them because I don't believe the enjoyment or value they might give me would outweigh the amount of my precious time they would likely take up if I started. However, I spend more time than perhaps I should reading fanfiction.

This is tangential at best, but there's a way to combine these together: try IF (interactive fiction) games. At their best, they're a literary joy and a well-crafted, fascinating challenge. I recommend All Things Devours as a gateway experience.

Comment author: Elizabeth 12 March 2011 04:00:45AM 3 points [-]

That's precisely what I'm trying to avoid with that particular area of anti-curiosity! Do you know how much time I'd spend on something like that if I started?