Emile comments on What makes you different from Tim Ferriss? - Less Wrong

-5 Post author: SuspiciousTitForTat 21 June 2013 02:51AM

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Comment author: Emile 21 June 2013 03:31:23PM *  0 points [-]

I agree it implies wanting to be different from Tim Ferriss, but it doesn't say in which direction. And things like

What is one thing he's done you haven't that probably you could do, and what is the explanation you invented to yourself for not having done it?

... makes me think SuspiciousTitForTat meant the not that far above you" interpretation. Though the fact that both you and wedrifid don't makes me doubt.

SuspiciousTitForTat: if you have three people scratching their head and coming up with opposite interpretations of your opening sentence, you may need to make your writing clearer :)

(at this stage, this subthread is more interesting as a case study in unclear communication than as discussion of the article...)

Comment author: RowanE 21 June 2013 08:45:35PM 2 points [-]

Oh no, I agree that the post means what you think it means. I was guessing at why people interpreted it that way. I should have added that it's not an interpretation that jumps as easily to mind when the first sentence alone is read out of context.