TheAltar comments on Open Thread May 9 - May 15 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheAltar 13 May 2016 06:05:53PM 2 points [-]

I saw a link in an open thread several months back about an organization in the past that was quite similar to the Rationality movement but eventually fell apart. It was science based self-improvement and people trying to make rational choices back in the 1920s or earlier. I've tried searching for the link again but can't find it. Does anyone know which one I'm referring to?

Comment author: ChristianKl 13 May 2016 08:49:40PM 6 points [-]

The 1920 didn't have the same idea of science that we have today. Maybe you mean General Semantics?

Comment author: TheAltar 13 May 2016 10:59:13PM 2 points [-]

This looks like it. Thank you!