helldalgo comments on Open thread, Jan. 18 - Jan. 24, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: WhyAsk 18 January 2016 07:45:53PM *  0 points [-]

Cost of being less wrong: increased cognitive load?

Benefit oblw: longer life expectancy?

Risk oblw: becoming a pariah in most crowds?

Comment author: helldalgo 19 January 2016 08:34:55PM 0 points [-]

Cost: Not much that I wasn't already doing, less optimally. Benefit: Social group that I can count on to at least TRY to be epistemically honest. Also, openness towards odd people. Risk: Pariah? I'm already considered odd by a lot of people.

Comment author: WhyAsk 20 January 2016 09:15:17PM 0 points [-]

:D

The textbooks written about my personality type say I'm "eccentric".