jsteinhardt comments on New Post version 2 (please read this ONLY if your last name beings with l–z) - Less Wrong

8 Post author: lukeprog 27 July 2011 09:57PM

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Comment author: jsteinhardt 28 July 2011 10:13:01PM *  1 point [-]

beating yourself up for "immaturity" whenever you feel jealous doesn't sound to me like a healthy way to self-modify, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who's just starting out

Good observation. I had internalized this part of Luke's advice without finding it objectionable on my first reading of the post, but now that you make me think about it more, your note seems likely to be correct and at least important to consider.