I have large PR problems when talking about rationality with others unfamiliar with it, with the Straw Vulcan being the most common trap conversation will fall into.
What exactly are you doing that you have PR problems?
Are you simply relabeling normal conversations with friends as PR?
What exactly are you doing that you have PR problems?
Something like,
A: I've been reading a lot about rationality in the last year or two. It's pretty great.
B: What's that?
A: Explanation of instrumental + epistemic OR Biases a la Kahneman
B: Sounds dumb. I do that already.
A: I've found it great because X, Y, Z.
B: I think emotion is much more important than rationality. I don't want to be a robot.
Are you simply relabeling normal conversations with friends as PR?
Yes. Sorry for the lack of clarity.
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