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There was the Scott Alexander thing recently (in the context of defending polyamory) talking about how if you want information on how to walk, then you'd probab
by ZeroGravitas 3y ago
There was the Scott Alexander thing recently (in the context of defending polyamory) talking about how if you want information on how to walk, then you'd probably be better talking to the person who has some debilitating physical issue as they've been motivated to think about it long and hard, and find all sorts of tricks and techniques to make it easier, while most people have never even thought about walking. And that many "experts" will fit this model.
I don't think he said a follow up thought I just had, which is that the kind of person who goes looking for walking or happiness podcasts is very likely not in the "just comes naturally demographic" either.
- billy99k 3y agoThis is good for people that learned how to overcome their issues. However, in my case, I think she is still unhappy, but is so afraid of what others might think of her (she also now has a career), that she has to broadcast to the world that she's happy. I wouldn't want to follow the advice from someone like this.