Comment author: Joseph_P 09 May 2016 03:53:52AM 1 point [-]

There's a typo in the title ("Open Threat").

Comment author: [deleted] 16 March 2015 08:46:50AM *  4 points [-]

DAE know The Haze? The Haze is the brain fog whenever I have a subject I entertain comfortable lies about and the truth would be too painful. I.e. something negative about myself etc. whenever I approach the subject my brain decides to deal with the cognitive dissonance to avoid painful truth by reducing the IQ, but instead of becoming wooden and thick like normal stupidity, it becomes foggy. This fogginess is not actually felt or known at that time, but when I later on face the painful truth, it feels like a fog, a haze lifting. It feels a lot like as if formerly I was thinking about a subject in a drunken state, like when drunk people philosophize.

Since it does not feel like that at that moment, any method for discovering these?

In response to comment by [deleted] on Open thread, Mar. 16 - Mar. 22, 2015
Comment author: Joseph_P 16 March 2015 03:09:09PM *  2 points [-]

Could you give a specific example of this foggy thinking? In which ways is it different from an Ugh field ?

Comment author: Joseph_P 16 December 2014 07:51:43AM 7 points [-]

What magazines would a LW member probably want to read/subscribe to?

Comment author: Larks 08 October 2014 12:11:02AM 23 points [-]

I finally submitted my Alcor application form.

Comment author: Joseph_P 08 October 2014 01:17:06AM *  10 points [-]

That's great! Are you planning on claiming your Hanson hour? (If you prefer, Hanson is fine with people selling their hours for other people).

Comment author: Joseph_P 06 October 2014 10:16:30AM *  5 points [-]

I have started reading Qualia the Purple, a manga strongly recommended by a few LWers, such as Eliezer and Gwern. In his recommendation, Eliezer wrote: "The manga Qualia the Purple has updated with Ch. 14-15. This is what it looks like to “actually try” at something."

Does anyone else know good examples of "actually trying" in other media? Over the LW IRC channel, Gwern linked to this page (Warning, TV Tropes), and specifically recommended Monster. Any other suggestions?

Comment author: Joseph_P 08 October 2014 01:04:54AM 1 point [-]

It may be too late now, but would it have been more appropriate to post this under the Media Thread? I was not sure whether the media thread was only for recommending media, or also for asking for recommendations.

Comment author: philh 06 October 2014 11:28:24AM 8 points [-]

The Martian is basically this non-stop.

Comment author: Joseph_P 06 October 2014 07:02:52PM 1 point [-]

Thank you, I will take a look at The Martian.

Comment author: Joseph_P 06 October 2014 10:16:30AM *  5 points [-]

I have started reading Qualia the Purple, a manga strongly recommended by a few LWers, such as Eliezer and Gwern. In his recommendation, Eliezer wrote: "The manga Qualia the Purple has updated with Ch. 14-15. This is what it looks like to “actually try” at something."

Does anyone else know good examples of "actually trying" in other media? Over the LW IRC channel, Gwern linked to this page (Warning, TV Tropes), and specifically recommended Monster. Any other suggestions?