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James_Miller comments on Open thread, December 7-13, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: James_Miller 08 December 2015 04:29:33PM 8 points [-]

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.

Comment author: Fluttershy 09 December 2015 01:19:35AM *  3 points [-]

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.

Comment author: James_Miller 09 December 2015 01:41:55AM 4 points [-]
Comment author: NancyLebovitz 08 December 2015 09:36:08PM 3 points [-]

Smarter than you are is one thing, smarter than any previous person is another.