GabrielDuquette comments on POSITION: Design and Write Rationality Curriculum - Less Wrong

54 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 19 January 2012 06:50AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 19 January 2012 04:23:26PM 7 points [-]

Thanks, I didn't know any of that. Updated.

$3k/month still feels subjectively like a lot to me, but only because I've managed to get by comfortably with much, much less for my entire life. So I've never developed spending habits that require a different financial perspective. I just went to the dentist for the first time since 1998, for example. I understand this is not the best lifestyle for everyone.

Comment author: bbarth 19 January 2012 04:27:18PM 7 points [-]

It's also possible, for example, that they don't actually want people with work experience doing these things and would settle for folks who are decent at them but have so far only done these activities as a hobby/self-training exercise. If that's the case, then $36k/yr might be OK, and it might be a good opportunity for someone to get these skills on their resume for a later job search in a relevant industry. If that's what they're really looking for, they should state it as such. Otherwise, I remain highly skeptical of the position.