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Comment author: Jack 16 April 2009 04:50:31PM 4 points [-]
  • Handle: Jack
  • Location: Washington D.C.
  • Age: 21
  • Education: Feeling pretty self-conscious about being the only person to post so far without a B.A. I'll finish it next year, major is philosophy with a minor in cognitive science and potentially another minor/major in government. After that its more school of some kind.

I wonder if those of us on the younger end of things will be dismissed more after posting our age and education. I admit to be a little worried, but I'm pretty sure everyone here is better than that. Anyway, I was a late joiner to OB (I think I got there after seeing a Robin Hanson bloggingheads) and then came here. I'm an atheist/materialist by way of Catholicism- but pretty bored by New Atheism. I was raised in a pretty standard liberal/left wing home but have moved libertarian. I'm very sympathetic to the "liberaltarian" idea. Free markets with direct and efficient redistribution are where its at.

Comment author: thomblake 16 April 2009 05:40:33PM *  5 points [-]

I wonder if those of us on the younger end of things will be dismissed more after posting our age and education.

Don't worry - the top contributor and minor demigod 'round these parts doesn't have a degree, either.

ETA: Since Lojban doesn't think it's clear, I'm somewhat snarkily referring to Eliezer Yudkowsky.

Comment author: Lojban 16 April 2009 07:21:15PM 0 points [-]

I think you are referring to Eliezer Yudkowsky.

Comment author: ThoughtDancer 16 April 2009 06:03:04PM 1 point [-]

Actually, I'm a bit afraid of the opposite--as an older fart who has a degree through an English Department... I'm often more than a little unsure and I'm concerned I'll be rejected out of hand, or, worse, simply ignored.

I suspect, though, that this crowd is inherently friendly, even when the arguments end up using sarcasm. ;-)

Comment author: MBlume 16 April 2009 06:50:18PM 0 points [-]

We do our best =)

Comment author: MorgannaLeFey 17 April 2009 01:47:59PM 0 points [-]

I was sitting here thinking "Wow, I think I'm older than anyone here" and wondering if I might be dismissed in some way. Funny, that.

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Comment author: MBlume 16 April 2009 05:47:42PM 0 points [-]

I've seen a slight community norm against "just chatty" comments, and strongly oppose it myself. In any case, this thread is an excellent place for chatty comments =)

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