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Gunnar_Zarncke comments on Has LessWrong Ever Backfired On You? - Less Wrong Discussion

25 Post author: Evan_Gaensbauer 15 December 2014 05:44AM

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Comment author: Smaug123 17 December 2014 02:01:23PM 3 points [-]

I do something similar. I consistently massively underestimate the inferential gaps when I'm talking about these things, and end up spending half an hour talking about tangential stuff the Sequences explain better and faster.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 17 December 2014 05:24:41PM 0 points [-]

Same with me. Except pointing to LW or the sequences doesn't help.