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Viliam_Bur comments on Open thread, Jan. 19 - Jan. 25, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 22 January 2015 03:41:36PM *  3 points [-]

I don't have a link, but something like this was already mentioned on LW... when you have already mastered some kind of thinking, it seems "obvious", even if it seemed original and awesome when you were reading it for the first time.

Although, this only proves that you have become more familiar with LW style of thinking. It does not automatically follow that "LW style of thinking" is "rationality". (Although I personally believe it is related.)

Comment author: [deleted] 22 January 2015 04:02:58PM 0 points [-]

Well, that's a nice thing to point out. Was there any research to how many lives were effectively changed by LW?

Also, have anyone else got the feeling that there's some sort of innate rationality? It's the same thing as the awesome flare you feel when the seemingly obvious things are pointed out. I probably wouldn't be thinking like this if it wasn't for anything LW-esque. (Maybe LW has something unique going for it?) Maybe it's something unique for me - but sometimes I feel certain things inside me were either locked or repressed, or in the case of actions, misguided.

Comment author: MathiasZaman 23 January 2015 11:39:02AM 1 point [-]

Was there any research to how many lives were effectively changed by LW?

No, only anecdotal evidence.