patrissimo comments on Beware of Other-Optimizing - Less Wrong
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Hey, you know what I've discovered that really works to stop that?
...no, just kidding. So is that because they care about Seasteading or because you seem to them like such a rational person? Do you know?
Definitely not Seasteading. The sense I have is that it's a combination of my being openly into self-optimizing, and a prolific blogger. The former means I'm the kind of person who may listen or try their suggestions, and the latter means that all my difficulties in life are blogged and so people get the chance to make suggestions. I think people just really like offering advice (the warm glows of altruism and proving themselves expert / useful), and so all they need is an excuse and an opportunity.
Most of the time I don't mind, but sometimes I feel insulted when the level of research I've done on a problem and the level assumed by the suggestion vary wildly.