Sequence Reread: Fake Beliefs [plus sequence spotlight meta]

post by Raemon · 2022-11-02T00:09:11.755Z · LW · GW · 3 comments

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A couple months ago the LessWrong team started putting Sequence Spotlights at the top of the home page, to give people reasonably bite-sized chunks of canonical LessWrong content to read (or reread). i.e, this thing here:

I thought I'd experiment with making a post where people could discuss the posts, whether you're reading them for the first time or coming back to them.

The Fake Beliefs sequence [? · GW] introduces a bunch of ways that "things we call beliefs" can, well, not actually be beliefs. Noticing you don't actually believe a thing is a foundational rationalist skill.

Object level discussion prompts:

• What does it feel like to have a "fake belief"? 
• What notable fake beliefs have you found since getting into "sequences-style-rationality?". Were there any subtler fake beliefs that took longer to notice?
• If you first read this awhile ago, has your perspective on fake beliefs changed?
• If you think someone's belief is fake, and they don't share a bunch of rationality culture, what's the best way to engage them?

Meta level discussion prompts:

• How are you generally feeling about Sequence Spotlights? 
  • What is your experience of them like? Have you clicked on anything? 
  • Do you get value from seeing art or canonical reading on the top of the page, independent from reading it?
• I've considered giving Sequence Spotlights a "Create Discussion Meetup" button, such that Sequence Spotlights more easily serve as default reading material for local communities. Would anyone be interested in that?

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