MrHen comments on Welcome to Less Wrong! - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MrHen 02 February 2010 10:06:30PM 1 point [-]

I can learn from dead people, stupid people, or by watching a tree for an hour. I don't think I understand your point.

Comment author: Morendil 02 February 2010 10:22:12PM 0 points [-]

I didn't use the word "learn". My point is about a smart person conveying their ideas to someone. Taboo "smart". Distinguish ability to reach goals, and ability to score high on mental aptitude tests. If they are goal-smart, and their goal is to convince, they will use their iq-smarts to develop the capacity to convince.