TheOtherDave comments on Rationality Quotes June 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 04 June 2012 02:56:58PM 2 points [-]

I now want to make up bumper stickers that read "What Would Paul Graham Do?"

Granted, I want to do other things that preclude doing so even more.

Comment author: gwern 04 June 2012 03:23:57PM 2 points [-]

Looking briefly at a few sites specializing in custom bumper stickers, I estimate you could probably make and pay for some in half an hour to an hour. Do you want to do those other things that badly?

Comment author: TheOtherDave 04 June 2012 03:49:11PM 4 points [-]

You know, it's actually a really good question.

I think what's true here, now that I'm considering it for more than five seconds, is that I don't actually want to do this at all, I just think it's a funny idea and wanted to share it, and I chose "I want to X" as a conventional way of framing the idea... a habit I should perhaps replace with "It would be funny to X" in the spirit of not misrepresenting my state to no purpose.

Comment author: gwern 04 June 2012 03:52:12PM 2 points [-]

Yes, I figured as much. :)