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52 Post author: cousin_it 03 August 2012 05:52PM

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Comment author: cousin_it 03 August 2012 07:38:52PM *  10 points [-]

I sympathize with the statement, which you may or may not have implied, that that world would look a lot like our world. But maybe we should make the question more concrete. What benefits do people honestly expect from LW rationality? Are they actually getting those benefits?

Comment author: [deleted] 04 August 2012 05:38:35AM 2 points [-]

What benefits do people honestly expect from LW rationality?

Fewer intellectual and personal cul-de-sacs.

Are they actually getting those benefits?

The former, absolutely -- and it's great! The latter... I actually live in a cul-de-sac right now.