army1987 comments on 2012 Less Wrong Census Survey: Call For Critiques/Questions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 19 October 2012 01:55:26AM *  24 points [-]

Bonus questions:

  • Do you approve or disapprove of Eliezer's moderation of Roko's basilisk?
  • How many times have you read or edited the LessWrong.com wiki in the last month?
  • Drug use: caffeine, the amphetamine family (eg. Adderall or Ritalin), modafinil, nicotine (could be phrased to be either binary or weekly or monthly)
  • Perhaps a question about whether one reads Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality?
  • Big Five personality test? Shortest, short, long.

Third, please suggest a decent, quick, and at least somewhat accurate Internet IQ test I can stick in a new section, Unreasonably Long Bonus Questions.

GJP had a quick IQ test as part of their surveys, but it's not public. http://iqtest.dk takes about 20-30 minutes but is normed very hard, so you certainly don't have to worry about IQ inflation...

Comment author: [deleted] 19 October 2012 10:48:29AM 6 points [-]

Drug use: caffeine, the amphetamine family (eg. Adderall or Ritalin), modafinil, nicotine (could be phrased to be either binary or weekly or monthly)

Maybe alcohol and marijuana too?

Comment author: wallowinmaya 19 October 2012 06:34:18PM 6 points [-]

And what about LSD? I would love to know how many folks here tried it.

Comment author: [deleted] 19 October 2012 08:25:03PM 5 points [-]

Yeah, that too (maybe “Psychedelic drugs (e.g. mescaline, psilocybin, LSD)”).

Comment author: wallowinmaya 20 October 2012 05:58:22PM 1 point [-]

That's the spirit!

Comment author: gwern 19 October 2012 02:42:28PM 5 points [-]

Those are more recreational, I was leaning toward enhancement.

Comment author: [deleted] 19 October 2012 02:44:27PM 5 points [-]

Yeah, but I still think it would be an interesting question.

Comment author: Curiouskid 22 October 2012 12:28:06AM 1 point [-]

There should probably be a general question like "how often do you take any of the following nootropics." Tyrosine, melatonin, tryptophan, 5htp, come to mind.

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