Of all the people you ever met in your life, who would you consider, if anyone, to be just a few hair's length away from your level. If properly taught, do you think this person can become the next Eliezer Yudkowsky?
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Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer Yudkowsky: Ask Your Questions
What do you view as your role here at Less Wrong (e.g. leader, preacher, monk, moderator, plain-old contributor, etc.)?
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Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer Yudkowsky: Ask Your Questions
How young can children start being trained as rationalists? And what would the core syllabus / training regimen look like?
Just out of curiosity, why are you asking this? And why is Yudkowsky's opinion on this matter relevant?
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"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms." - Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
Substituting "has perpetuated" for "has settled" in that quote results in a statement of essentially the same veracity.