Phenomenon: A live crab, when slowly boiled, will not climb out of the pot. This is an analog of a known feature in human cognition: humans are not good at observing small changes. We are good at noticing sharp changes. In this post, I outline a few anecdotal examples. Then,...
Background: I worked on a 3 month-2 year project loosely affiliated with the Rationalist community and/or the EA community. The project may have been a 'satellite' project (e.g. it was not as core to the community as LesserWrong). I'd like to share insights without sharing my identity, so the project...
This is a quick post about some experiences with the Berkeley rationalist community. I haven't had great experiences talking about this in person to folks when I lived there for two months. The perceptive reader may be able to discern who I am, though I would respectfully like to remain...