Azathoth123 comments on Rationality Quotes September 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Azathoth123 13 September 2014 07:08:04PM 26 points [-]

What goes unsaid eventually goes unthought.

Steve Sailer

Comment author: [deleted] 25 September 2014 12:50:48AM 4 points [-]

Alternatively:

The most important thing is to be able to think what you want, not to say what you want. And if you feel you have to say everything you think, it may inhibit you from thinking improper thoughts. I think it's better to follow the opposite policy. Draw a sharp line between your thoughts and your speech. Inside your head, anything is allowed. Within my head I make a point of encouraging the most outrageous thoughts I can imagine. But, as in a secret society, nothing that happens within the building should be told to outsiders. The first rule of Fight Club is, you do not talk about Fight Club.

Paul Graham

Comment author: Azathoth123 25 September 2014 01:18:43AM 6 points [-]

Paul Graham's quote is about a way to fight the trend Sailer describes, unfortunately that trend frequently ends up winning.