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How good do you think you'd be at raising a child who is a great deal smarter than any previous human?
Let's assume you're sane enough to not resent the child's superintelligence. Still, what does the child need?
Tentative suggestion: people who are interested in the project should aim for at least a dozen superintelligent children in the first generation so that at least they have some company.
I'm currently raising a child who is, age adjusted, considerably smarter than myself. It's challenging but fun. The danger for me isn't my resenting his intelligence, it's taking too much pride in it.
Just from his occasional post on LW, and your occasional mention of him, Alex reminds me of a real life version of Harry from HPMoR. :)
Edit: to avoid the possibility of future confusion, I'd like to emphasize that I meant this in an entirely positive way.
https://www.facebook.com/james.d.miller.104/videos/vb.5904551/10100196616850110/?type=2&theater
Smarter than you are is one thing, smarter than any previous person is another.
That starts to remind me of Ender's Game series, in particular Shadow of the Hegemon.