I have no concerns what so ever about people telling me what they think of me, by what ever medium they like. However I would not want to do this for another person as the probability of it going horribly wrong seems to outweight any benefits... in my opinion.
Due to this new medium, blogging, I feel somewhat close to you, even though we've never met. You're obviously an intelligent guy and your research is cool. Like myself and a few other guys I know (2 on LJ, 1 in real life & LJ), you seem to be discovering the social world at a late age, which I find pretty cool. Some flowers just bloom later than others. But I actually have no idea what you're like in person.
Well, I don't know you that well, but we're into a lot of the same cool geeky stuff, such as logic, languages, etc and you're working with cool stuff. (which I am planning to ask you about, actually)
I imagine you are more productive than me, and from the comments on your journal that you also have more fun than me (so I guess I would be jealous if I were that kind of person). Perhaps CMU has a higher concentration of interesting people.
Tell me, without reservations, what you think of me. Since I don't think we've ever met, this may give me a more accurate perspective of my online first impression. 8)
Prefered medium is 'where ever'/'whatever'. I'm a bit think skinned.
You are a great guru: TUNES struck a chord in me, and for the most part you believe in the good philosophy! (i.e. I agree with you) But sometimes you seem exaggerated and uncautious in the things you say. And I also don't understand why you think a principle-based morality must be consistent with utilitarianism: you treat morality as if it were objective reality.
However, I sometimes get annoyed with you, in the way you don't seem to synchronize (listen?) with those around you (me in this case).
I think we have a lot in common, though, and would like to hang out with you more, if only because you are an interesting person.
Wow, I'm flattered. Disappointed, too: where is the guilt and the anger at being helplessly exposed in public, my worst failings, my intimate secrets being revealed? Where are the flames? Like "you're a nevrotic procrastinator", "you're a wanker", "you need to get a life", "you're so infatuated with your intellectual self you don't see the world around you -- not even things that obviously require your immediate attention", "I'd kick your ass to get you going, only I fear the foulness of it would sully my crappy boots". Maybe you're refraining because you know my self-deprecation is but part of the vicious circle of depression, and you don't want to pander to it. Or maybe, since we're alike, you fear revealing your own failings. Or you're being the nice guy you are. Or whatever. Anyway. Thanks a lot for flattering me.
I'm afraid I don't know your most intimate secrets. As far as being a procrastinator, I don't think blaming you would help the problem... I have the same problem and I believe that the solution is for people like us to build a structure around us which makes it easy to be productive. Many people are productive in uninteresting areas, whose long-term impact will be small.
I prefer to take the long view... it's more important to work a little on great ideas (work smart) than to work a lot on things whose impact will be made obsolete by the great ideas (work hard). Of course, it's still bad that we are suboptimal at working on the great ideas.
Btw, I didn't know you suffered from depression.
And don't be flattered about the "annoying" part. I was being serious.
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Date: 2004-09-21 03:03 am (UTC)I have no concerns what so ever about people telling me what they think of me, by what ever medium they like. However I would not want to do this for another person as the probability of it going horribly wrong seems to outweight any benefits... in my opinion.
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Date: 2004-09-21 09:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2004-09-21 10:01 am (UTC)I imagine you are more productive than me, and from the comments on your journal that you also have more fun than me (so I guess I would be jealous if I were that kind of person). Perhaps CMU has a higher concentration of interesting people.
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Date: 2004-09-21 05:57 am (UTC)Prefered medium is 'where ever'/'whatever'. I'm a bit think skinned.
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Date: 2004-09-21 10:07 am (UTC)tell me, without reservations, what I think of you
Date: 2004-09-23 05:00 am (UTC)Please tell me, without reservations, what I think of you. Wait, I mean, what you think of me. Or maybe not. Life is so confusing, sometimes!
Re: tell me, without reservations, what I think of you
Date: 2004-09-23 07:13 am (UTC)I wish you could say something like:
Re: tell me, without reservations, what I think of you
Date: 2004-09-23 08:10 am (UTC)Re: tell me, without reservations, what I think of you
Date: 2004-09-23 09:58 am (UTC)OK, so let's put it clearly.
Gustavo, please tell me, without reservation, what you, Gustavo, think of me, Faré.
And please take notice the lack of implicit or explicit quotes or funky formatting or tagging around previous sentence. Puh-lease.
Re: tell me, without reservations, what I think of you
Date: 2004-09-23 01:28 pm (UTC)But sometimes you seem exaggerated and uncautious in the things you say. And I also don't understand why you think a principle-based morality must be consistent with utilitarianism: you treat morality as if it were objective reality.
However, I sometimes get annoyed with you, in the way you don't seem to synchronize (listen?) with those around you (me in this case).
I think we have a lot in common, though, and would like to hang out with you more, if only because you are an interesting person.
Re: tell me, without reservations, what I think of you
Date: 2004-09-24 04:06 am (UTC)Wow, I'm flattered. Disappointed, too: where is the guilt and the anger at being helplessly exposed in public, my worst failings, my intimate secrets being revealed? Where are the flames? Like "you're a nevrotic procrastinator", "you're a wanker", "you need to get a life", "you're so infatuated with your intellectual self you don't see the world around you -- not even things that obviously require your immediate attention", "I'd kick your ass to get you going, only I fear the foulness of it would sully my crappy boots". Maybe you're refraining because you know my self-deprecation is but part of the vicious circle of depression, and you don't want to pander to it. Or maybe, since we're alike, you fear revealing your own failings. Or you're being the nice guy you are. Or whatever. Anyway. Thanks a lot for flattering me.
Re: tell me, without reservations, what I think of you
Date: 2004-09-24 04:18 am (UTC)I prefer to take the long view... it's more important to work a little on great ideas (work smart) than to work a lot on things whose impact will be made obsolete by the great ideas (work hard). Of course, it's still bad that we are suboptimal at working on the great ideas.
Btw, I didn't know you suffered from depression.
And don't be flattered about the "annoying" part. I was being serious.