Hul-Gil comments on "Stuck In The Middle With Bruce" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 09 April 2009 12:01:50PM 13 points [-]

In another thread, PJEby wrote:

So, as of now, I'd say that story was one of the top 5 most valuable things I've gotten from LW.

Seconded.

Comment author: Hul-Gil 24 July 2011 10:10:46PM 7 points [-]

I'm curious to know what you and PJEby got out of it. I didn't get anything, except "don't sabotage yourself" and "think your decisions through" - not really anything groundbreaking.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 08 September 2011 04:27:32PM 7 points [-]

What's distinctive about it is that it makes certain kinds of self-sabotage vivid rather than just offering an abstraction.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 08 September 2011 03:50:00PM *  4 points [-]

Technically, I agree it was "don't sabotage yourself". (EDIT: For a non-player of MtG.)

But writing "don't sabotage yourself" just wouldn't have the same impact.

I care about the impact. I would rather spend my time reading one article that makes an impact, than hundreds of articles that don't -- even if they contain more information (that I will quickly forget). I am just a human, and I need to take it into account when optimizing for myself.

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