I wonder if those of us on the younger end of things will be dismissed more after posting our age and education.
Don't worry - the top contributor and minor demigod 'round these parts doesn't have a degree, either.
ETA: Since Lojban doesn't think it's clear, I'm somewhat snarkily referring to Eliezer Yudkowsky.
I think you are referring to Eliezer Yudkowsky.
OK, I'm curious: what prompted this choice? What gains did you hope to realize, and have you realized them?
There is a small community of us (eunuch.org being one place I visited). I did my research, and got what I expected. I'll have more to say.
Interesting. Is there a pejorative connotation to being cynical that rationalists know of? Does that just mean they're really critical? Does it mean I'm hyper-critical?! I may be.
It's definitely true that the wine world is swamped with people that excessively favor tradition. It can impede progress or any kind of logical discourse at times.
Voted up. Tradition is annoying.
I have no testicles by choice.
I'm intrigued... were there any changes you noticed that would be relevant to this community?
I can expand more. I don't think I have to detail how many men became less rational because of testosterone. Besides the distractions of the preferred sex, there are more subtle "zen-like" qualities of the state. I'll have likely more to say about the forbidden topic in regards to this state as well.
Why did you do that?
To lower testosterone.
I have lowered testosterone via drugs then castration.
Lojban, is there any chance we could talk privately? My email address is zackmdavis (-at-) yahoo daht kahm.
I don't care too much about karma, but maybe you do. I'll try to reach you (under an assumed name of course!).
By coincidence, I already do this - donating two hours a week to a local charity for children with learning difficulties, and donating cash to the Gates foundation (they seem much better qualified than me to calculate the expected return on charity investement), and a portion of the charity donations from my upcoming wedding is earmarked for the "establishement at which Eliezer works". I actually did it following the logic of this post, so it wan't a coincidence either.
This may be the good reaction for rationalists, but how do you feel about it, Eliezer, from your position in the non-profit sector? Do you think you should be teaching people to divide up their fuzzies and utilons, or making your non-profit more fuzzy?
Can you give cash to the Gates foundation? Charity donations for the wedding? Looks like you have amount of stature.
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The "S" word is banned until May, but may I bring up the "T" word? Transhumanism, and ultimately posthumanism, will not have the notion of gender--I am certain of that. I have been at varying levels of testosterone following castration, and I cannot say the difference leads to any insight. I prefer to be at low testosterone most of the time just like I prefer to be at low blood-alcohol level most of the time. OK, another short comment, but I can only hope I offered something insightful that most cannot.