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17 Post author: lukeprog 02 February 2012 08:35PM

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Comment author: shminux 02 February 2012 09:21:44PM *  28 points [-]

First, a general comment on your versions, sorry: you tend to use big words, scientific jargon, and too few examples.

Compare your pitch with the following (intentionally oversimplified) version:

"So, I hear you care about rationality. What's that about?"

It's about figuring out what you really want and getting it. If you are at a game, and it's really boring, should you walk out and waste what you paid for the tickets? If you apply for a position and don't get it, does it help to decide that you didn't really want it, anyway? If you are looking to buy a new car, what information should you take seriously? There are many pitfalls on the road to making a good decision; rationality is a systematic study of the ways to make better choices in life. Including figuring out what "better" really means for you.

Comment author: RobertLumley 02 February 2012 10:01:05PM 9 points [-]

First, a general comment on your versions, sorry: you tend to use big words, scientific jargon, and too few examples.

And doing that is going to instantly turn people off.

Comment author: [deleted] 02 February 2012 10:22:32PM *  4 points [-]

True.

Math, et al, are like magic words that instantly turn real interest into feigned interest (if there was any real interest to begin with).

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