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TheOtherDave comments on [SEQ RERUN] The Martial Art of Rationality - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 20 April 2011 02:19:28PM 2 points [-]

Personally, if faced with someone who was motivated by money and was prepared to teach rationality as a way of obtaining it, I would be very interested in knowing why they'd chosen that route rather than some other, more lucrative route.

Comment author: Nick_Roy 20 April 2011 05:41:56PM 4 points [-]

Lack of money threatens survival, so nearly everyone is motivated by money to some extent. You make a good point, but I'm not thinking of people looking to get rich when I refer to would-be rationality professionals: I mean people who are qualified for and passionate about teaching rationality but who also have bills to pay. It may be unrealistic to expect rationality dojos to happen on a purely amateur basis.