Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Rationality Quotes January 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 29 January 2013 09:29:29AM 16 points [-]

"A stupid person can make only certain, limited types of errors. The mistakes open to a clever fellow are far broader. But to the one who knows how smart he is compared to everyone else, the possibilities for true idiocy are boundless."

-- Steven Brust, spoken by Vlad, in Iorich

Comment author: shminux 31 January 2013 12:11:36AM *  3 points [-]

to the one who knows how smart he is compared to everyone else

Seems to describe well the founder of this forum. I wonder if this quote resonates with a certain personal experience of yours.