How to Get Replies That Shake Your Faith in Humanity

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"I got like really, really dumb critics. Like people tell me that I'm stupid and like such a basic level," he says. "If you get 10 replies saying the obvious dumb thing, and the 11th one writes something that's kind of subtle, but it seems close to it." He doesn't know what the quality of your followers is. How can you get replies that shake your faith in humanity? It might be some of the hardest spot.

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What's the best way to teach rationality? How do you communicate rationalist principles to people who aren't already interested in thinking more clearly? What has COVID taught us about how people typically make decisions and think about problems? Where and how can the rationalist community improve? Does rationalism have anything to say about (for example) exercise, spirituality, art, or other parts of the human experience that aren't typically addressed by rationalists? What are some positive aspects of social media (especially Twitter)? What's going on with recent dating trends? Has dating gotten harder in recent years? How many people does it take to make a pencil? Is there a case to be made for anti-antinatalism?

Jacob is the only rationalist with an MBA. He writes Putanumonit.com and is famous for bringing the idea of decision matrices to the pages of the Economist and the New York Times. Jacob is Russian-Israeli and is currently living in Brooklyn with his wife and two guinea pigs. Follow him on Twitter at @yashkaf.

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