JoshuaZ comments on X-Risk Roll Call - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 19 June 2013 06:01:45PM 8 points [-]

Anna Salamon has an Erdos number of 2.

This isn't something that is normally listed as a qualification. It essentially signals math fandom rather than math and including it in a list of qualifications sounds very unprofessional. The signaling isn't great here.