JacekLach comments on 2013 Less Wrong Census/Survey - Less Wrong

78 Post author: Yvain 22 November 2013 09:26AM

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Comment author: JacekLach 22 November 2013 09:02:10PM 19 points [-]

I'm confused by the CFAR questions, in particular the last four. Are they using you as 'the person filling out this survey' or the general you as in a person? "You can always change basic things about the kind of person you are" sounds like the general you. "You are a certain kind of person, and there's not much that can be done either way to really change that" sounds like the specific you.

Help?

Comment author: Adele_L 23 November 2013 02:14:14AM 7 points [-]

The ambiguity is intentional, apparently.

Comment author: JacekLach 23 November 2013 02:19:56AM 3 points [-]

Huh!

Now I'm even more confused. How can my answer be useful if they don't know how I interpret the question? Esp. since my answers are pretty much opposite depending on the interpretation...

My bad for not finding that comment. I skimmed through the thread, but didn't see it.