Benja comments on Terminal Values and Instrumental Values - Less Wrong
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I'm writing to report that the following piece of writing just had a useful teaching effect on me:
And a few paragraphs later:
When re-reading this post just now (I hadn't read it in a long time), I did wonder "isn't that a typo?" when reading the first of these quotes. I did figure it out for myself, but (and I am embarrassed to admit this) it did take me a moment. I'm hoping the feeling of "ouch" when I did realize will help to make the lesson stick this time around.
I'm not sure whether the effect was intended (my guess is it was), but in any case, perhaps that's a useful data point on this kind of writing.