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> "rationalists". Sounds like they have some sort of superiority complex Oh yes, this is totally a thing. They're also weirdly obsessed with I.Q. comparisons.
by zozbot234 2y ago
> "rationalists". Sounds like they have some sort of superiority complex
Oh yes, this is totally a thing. They're also weirdly obsessed with I.Q. comparisons. They're the kind of community where you might actually witness someone talking about "High I.Q." and "Low I.Q." individuals - and making a claim like "my I.Q. is one of the highest", way before someone else made that cool.
- mcguire 2y agoSo, like Hacker News?
- adastra22 2y agoNever seen that happen here.
- A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y agoIt happens, but in a more subtle way. Usually direct comparison's don't happen, but rather is expected to be inferred by the quality of arguments, whether they can prevail with their line of thinking and so on. In a sense, that variant of 'rationalist' is rather crude in comparison. I am trying to think of an appropriate example, but I am struggling a little. Make no mistake, there are egos at play here too.
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- saagarjha 2y agoDid you win the Putnam though?
- FeepingCreature 2y agoYeah well I've never seen violence happen in the rationalist community, but I'm sure if I keep looking I'll find instances of Hacker News posters committing murder too.
- snickerbockers 2y agoI feel like it's reasonable to assume Hans Reiser would have been on hackernews if it had existed before he murdered his wife.
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- snapetom 2y agoReddit ;)