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Comment by EffectiveAdvocate on Elizabeth's Shortform · 2025-01-17T06:36:00.839Z · LW · GW

I feel like this is a double-edged sword situation. Stimulants do make you more focused and obsessive, but on a smaller scale, they make me less likely to adapt. For example, it becomes much harder to change my daily priorities when necessary. On the other hand, they allow me to engage with arguments far more deeply than I would otherwise be able to, which has led to a few significantly larger updates over time.

Comment by EffectiveAdvocate on Neutrality · 2024-11-18T18:01:13.925Z · LW · GW
Comment by EffectiveAdvocate on The Online Sports Gambling Experiment Has Failed · 2024-11-12T20:03:47.082Z · LW · GW

It seems you need MitID (Denmarks national login system) to sign up online, so this seems very unlikely. If it happens, you have a far bigger problem. 

Also, a system with a few false positives still sounds far better than the current situation.