JulianMorrison comments on Competent Elites - Less Wrong

46 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 27 September 2008 12:07AM

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Comment author: JulianMorrison 27 September 2008 10:28:38AM -1 points [-]

Robin: I can see how "sparkle" can be used to impress people less intelligent or equal. But how could it be used to fake intellect when seen by somebody presumably smarter? Even somebody who was a fast cache would be limited to the material they knew, and would risk the smart guy recognizing a source. The only strategy I can see is to carefully steer clear of shared competences.