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Scott Aaronson is probably the most publicly-vulnerable academic I've ever found, at least outside of authors who write memoirs about childhood trauma. I think
by mitthrowaway2 1y ago
Scott Aaronson is probably the most publicly-vulnerable academic I've ever found, at least outside of authors who write memoirs about childhood trauma. I think a lot of other prominent rationalists also put a lot of vulnerability out there.
- Seattle3503 1y agoHe didn't take the rationalist label until today. Him doing so might help their image.
- mitthrowaway2 1y agoRight, but him doing so is the very context of this discussion, which is why I mentioned him in particular. Scott Alexander is more well-known as a rationalist and also (IMO) displays a lot of vulnerability in his writing.