1/ Finally got around to reading this, a masterful summary of our state of affairs by @Meaningness ht @ryan_nayr_ https://meaningness.com/metablog/stem-fluidity-bridge …
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2/ Like I'm sure everyone who reads this, I'd like to believe I've "achieved" stage 5 function, but I never went thru a nihilistic 4.5 stage
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Replying to @fortelabs @ryan_nayr_
It does seem that 4.5 nihilism is not universal. I would love to know what helps people avoid it!
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The younger people who write and respond to me are mostly these refugees. They can tell I am into reason but not a rationalist.
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Seems to be much interest in such possibilities now in Bay Area particularly… Maybe we need a network or movement or school or something!
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Replying to @Meaningness @erik_davis and
I’m in. I think nihilism is relatively easy to avoid with a little coaching.
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Cool! It does seem that explaining how quasi-religious certainty and nihilism are not the only options should be sufficient.
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Replying to @Meaningness @erik_davis and
Making it clear that model-switching (i.e. metar-ationality) is valid, practical, and actually useful.
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