army1987 comments on Open thread, August 5-11, 2013 - Less Wrong
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What? I'm under the impression that there are a much larger number of people who enjoy hearing me talk about trips around Europe or exams while drunk than about models of ultra-high-energy cosmic ray propagation.
I think we're talking at crossed purposes here. Relatability isn't popularity. If I wrestled a Bengal tiger into submission and rode it across the subcontinent, I'm sure a lot of people would want to hear me talk about that. But unless they'd also ridden across India on a subdued tiger, it wouldn't foster a sense of empathy, kinship or mutual understanding.