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Mabuhay! My name is Brian, 34, born and raised in Manila, Philippines, and currently living in San Francisco, California.
How did I get here-here? I fell down a rabbit hole. ;)
If you looked at my [insert name of time-eating mainstream internet video platform] history, you'd find countless videos on science, philosophy, art, music, writing, and self-development (along with cheerleading, musicals, fitness, and walking tours of my hometown in Manila). I also have a small collection of books on topics like language, ethics, aesthetics, literary theory, etc.
Why am I here? I'm here because I wonder, and I'd like to have less-wrong conclusions.
For much of my "conscious" life, I feel like I was being thrown around by invisible forces outside my control. I was adopted at birth by a family that gave me tons of complexes which required years of psychotherapy; I was educated in a country with a system that severely needed restructuring, but also unaccommodating of different types of learners; I grew up multi-cultural while being compelled by a society to adopt a singular socio-political identity; etc, etc. (not to mention that I survived a global pandemic, OMG).
I'm here because I have this insatiable hunger, and I understand that "beings" naturally orient themselves to the direction of sustenance. I also like to think of my situation as looking through a telescope and mercilessly refining the knobs and lenses to get a better view. Whatever it may be, I think I stumbled upon a place that I'd like be in.
If it’s worth saying, but not worth its own post, here's a place to put it.
If you are new to LessWrong, here's the place to introduce yourself. Personal stories, anecdotes, or just general comments on how you found us and what you hope to get from the site and community are invited. This is also the place to discuss feature requests and other ideas you have for the site, if you don't want to write a full top-level post.
If you want to explore the community more, I recommend reading the Library, checking recent Curated posts, seeing if there are any meetups in your area, and checking out the Getting Started section of the LessWrong FAQ. If you want to orient to the content on the site, you can also check out the new Concepts section.
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