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IlyaShpitser comments on Crazy Ideas Thread, Aug. 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 13 August 2015 08:54:05PM *  0 points [-]

I don't know if I would hate on Hume this much. Hume is pretty big.


I agree with your broader point, though, I think. At the highest levels, EVERYTHING has to go right, including having the hardware, and having a super work ethic, and having a synergistic morale (an irrationally huge view of own importance, etc.)