Wei_Dai comments on That Alien Message - Less Wrong
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I'm out of my depth here, but protein folding acts as an interpreter for DNA, and giving your interpreter a lot of resources seems to make evolutionary sense.
ETA: really, please disregard, I'm confused about the whole topic and shouldn't have started talking.
It seems to be an idea that's worth investigating further, but you do have a tendency to occasionally "jump the gun" when criticizing others and use words like "Nope" and "Ouch" that seem to indicate more confidence than you ought to have. Not a big deal since you realize your mistakes very quickly, but I wonder if you see this trend yourself.
Yes, I see that trend and sometimes try to correct for it, but apparently not enough. Thanks.