ChristianKl comments on Proportional Giving - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 04 March 2014 09:47:18AM 2 points [-]

We are, however, exploring here.

As far as exploring goes, good exploring is about describing how alternatives could work.

I agree with you. [...] What would be the point of an exploration if we remain stuck in the old paradigms.

No, I don't think you understand me. I'm not the person to advocate staying in old paradigms. It's just that being a heretic is hard work.

The argument that you are making isn't a new paradigm it's not much different from what Marx said 150 years ago. It's old. A new argument about that we have measurement about rich people having less empathy but otherwise it's all old and boring.

As far as what I wrote lately about my political philosophy the posts I wrote in http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/jmt/some_tools_for_optimizing_our_media_use/ might be interesting for you.

Comment author: terasinube 04 March 2014 10:17:48AM -1 points [-]

It's just that being a heretic is hard work.

I agree. I'm only at the beginning. One of the reasons I started to lurk around here is a need for clarity in my own thinking. I often am vague and expose half baked ideas. I hope that this will change in time.

Comment author: ChristianKl 04 March 2014 01:30:30PM 0 points [-]

I agree. I'm only at the beginning. One of the reasons I started to lurk around here is a need for clarity in my own thinking.

You need more than clarity in your own thinking. You also need to understand the positions of others.

I know how a German political party works from the inside. I have to extrapolate from that if I'm talking about US politics but I don't just say that something is bad because I don't understand what it's good for.