Comment by Schleppy on Childhoods of exceptional people · 2023-02-08T21:03:19.600Z · LW · GW

Yes, I encourage everyone to avoid the nitpick trap. There's plenty of good things to take from this essay. You don't need to hire abusive tutors.

Comment by Schleppy on Health & Lifestyle Interventions With Heavy-Tailed Outcomes? · 2022-06-08T17:58:01.578Z · LW · GW

I've read somewhere that while mouthwash kills bad bacteria, it can also kill good bacteria.