ChristianKl comments on Open thread, June 20 - June 26, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Sable 23 June 2016 12:35:23AM 5 points [-]

Out of curiosity: because rationalists are supposed to win, are we (on average) below our respective national averages for things which are obviously bad (the low hanging fruits)?

In other words, are there statistics somewhere on rationalist or LessWrong fitness/weight, smoking/drinking, credit car debt, etc.?

I'd be curious to know how well the higher-level training effects these common failure modes.

Comment author: ChristianKl 23 June 2016 11:02:14AM 1 point [-]

Have you looked into the census numbers?

Comment author: Sable 23 June 2016 12:31:36PM 1 point [-]

I've skimmed them, but I don't remember seeing these kinds of statistics. I'll take another look though. Thanks.