orthonormal comments on Build Small Skills in the Right Order - Less Wrong

90 Post author: lukeprog 17 April 2011 11:01PM

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Comment author: orthonormal 18 April 2011 06:32:34PM 16 points [-]

I think your disclaimer looks too much like an implicit challenge: "I dabbled with Scientology classes but didn't get hooked because I'm that rational/self-disciplined/awesome; but you shouldn't try it because you're probably not as awesome, and you might get reeled in."

Comment author: [deleted] 18 April 2011 06:38:36PM 18 points [-]

The real history of the disclaimer, though, is more like, "I dabbled and didn't get hooked because I'm awesome, and I didn't warn you about it at first because I think you're awesome, but David Gerard thinks otherwise and he twisted my arm."

For my part, I appreciated having my awesomeness recognized, however briefly. It's not every day that other people notice that about me. :)

Comment author: David_Gerard 18 April 2011 08:12:27PM *  11 points [-]

I am in fact just a big meanie about this stuff. "Dad just won't let me get into the really good mind controlling, he's so oppressive. Where are my Sea Org teenage minions? This is sooo bogus."

Comment author: JoshuaZ 18 April 2011 09:39:25PM *  6 points [-]

I am in fact just a big meanie about this stuff. "Dad just won't let me get into the really good mind controlling, he's so oppressive. Where are my Sea Org teenage minions? This is sooo bogus.

If in 25 years any of your kids run an international cult I'm blaming you.

Comment author: David_Gerard 18 April 2011 09:43:45PM *  3 points [-]

The daughter will be the next Dark Lord. The girlfriend will be running the cult.

Comment author: Vaniver 18 April 2011 09:30:18PM 0 points [-]

You're not my real dad!

Comment author: David_Gerard 18 April 2011 09:40:27PM 1 point [-]
Comment author: jtk3 18 April 2011 08:04:29PM 2 points [-]

You are awesome.