pjeby comments on Instrumental vs. Epistemic -- A Bardic Perspective - Less Wrong
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But that's just his personal road to confidence, and one that's suitable for people who need to believe that they're skilled in order to feel confident -- as opposed to people who prefer "natural" or "inner game" schools. What kind of competence is being displayed by the use of random openings like, "I like salad"? What kind of competence is a natural -- who's never heard of Mystery's A1 and C3 and such -- displaying?
(Btw, I agree that MBlume needn't consider himself the most attractive, etc. man in the room.)