Gabriel comments on Cult impressions of Less Wrong/Singularity Institute - Less Wrong
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Some things that might be problematic:
I don't think we actually do that. Insights, sure, but latest insights? Also, it's mostly cognitive science and social psychology. The insights from probability and decision theory are more in the style of the simple math of everything.
This might sound weird to someone who hasn't already read the classic example about doctors not being able to calculate conditional probabilities. Like we believe Bayes theorem magically grants us medical knowledge or something.
[the link to rationality boot-camp]
I'm not a native speaker of English so I can't really tell, but I recall people complaining that the name 'boot-camp' is super creepy.
On the about page:
That's not cultish-sounding but it's unnecessarily imperative. Introduction thread is optional.