notsonewuser comments on We Change Our Minds Less Often Than We Think - Less Wrong

39 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 October 2007 06:14PM

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Comment author: Doug_S. 03 October 2007 07:57:32PM 12 points [-]

I hate changing my mind based on my parents' advice because I want to demonstrate that I'm capable of making good decisions on my own, especially since we seem to disagree on some fundamental values. Specifically, they love their jobs and put a moral value on productivity, while my goal in life is to "work" as little as possible and have as much "fun" as possible.

Comment author: notsonewuser 04 September 2013 02:59:19PM 2 points [-]

I hate changing my mind based on my parents' advice because I want to demonstrate that I'm capable of making good decisions on my own...

Eliezer never said to change your mind based on wrong advice! However, if you feel as if you should be following your parents' advice, perhaps you should question exactly how capable you really are (at the moment).