my non-interests
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guslAs a way of forging one's identity within the group, individuals try to be different than others. (while at the same time trying to conform, see Judith Harris).
This seems like a good way of seeing in what ways I differ from like-minded people:
Based on the lj interests lists of those who share my more unusual interests, the interests suggestion meme thinks I might be interested in
1. game theory score: 19
I am not interested in game theory, but in its applications.
2. extropy score: 18
Not convinced that I should be optimistic, I prefer "transhumanism".
3. wittgenstein score: 17
I've read some stuff about him, but nothing appealing, although I like his view of philosophy as merely a language game.
4. ontology score: 15
I hope most of you had the CS-"ontology" in mind. In my view, the philosopher's sense of "ontology", i.e. "what really exists" is misguided.
5. free software score: 15
who isn't for free software??
6. machine learning score: 14
ok. I actually like machine learning. I used to be prejudiced against it, as a "fuzzy"/statistical/boring field.
7. genetic algorithms score: 14
AFAIK, GAs don't do very much without an "intelligent designer" behind it.
8. genetic programming score: 14
what is this??
9. memetics score: 14
I like the idea of memetics. But I already have "memes" as an interest.
10. extropianism score: 13
See #2
11. austrian economics score: 13
seems like libertarians' favorite "economics", since it justifies their prior beliefs. I don't see why economists belong to these different religions. Hasn't philosophy of science advanced far enough?
12. laissez faire score: 12
hm... libertarians.
13. utilitarianism score: 11
I'm a "utilitarian".
14. life extension score: 11
I like this, actually.
15. cypherpunks score: 11
I know nothing about them.
16. social engineering score: 11
Ok. This is cool.
17. natural language processing score: 11
Ok. I should use this one and avoid the ambiguous "nlp".
18. biotechnology score: 10
Don't know much about it.
19. singularity score: 10
I'm afraid of it.
20. cryonics score: 10
Hopefully it won't be necessary.
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This seems like a good way of seeing in what ways I differ from like-minded people:
Based on the lj interests lists of those who share my more unusual interests, the interests suggestion meme thinks I might be interested in
1. game theory score: 19
I am not interested in game theory, but in its applications.
2. extropy score: 18
Not convinced that I should be optimistic, I prefer "transhumanism".
3. wittgenstein score: 17
I've read some stuff about him, but nothing appealing, although I like his view of philosophy as merely a language game.
4. ontology score: 15
I hope most of you had the CS-"ontology" in mind. In my view, the philosopher's sense of "ontology", i.e. "what really exists" is misguided.
5. free software score: 15
who isn't for free software??
6. machine learning score: 14
ok. I actually like machine learning. I used to be prejudiced against it, as a "fuzzy"/statistical/boring field.
7. genetic algorithms score: 14
AFAIK, GAs don't do very much without an "intelligent designer" behind it.
8. genetic programming score: 14
what is this??
9. memetics score: 14
I like the idea of memetics. But I already have "memes" as an interest.
10. extropianism score: 13
See #2
11. austrian economics score: 13
seems like libertarians' favorite "economics", since it justifies their prior beliefs. I don't see why economists belong to these different religions. Hasn't philosophy of science advanced far enough?
12. laissez faire score: 12
hm... libertarians.
13. utilitarianism score: 11
I'm a "utilitarian".
14. life extension score: 11
I like this, actually.
15. cypherpunks score: 11
I know nothing about them.
16. social engineering score: 11
Ok. This is cool.
17. natural language processing score: 11
Ok. I should use this one and avoid the ambiguous "nlp".
18. biotechnology score: 10
Don't know much about it.
19. singularity score: 10
I'm afraid of it.
20. cryonics score: 10
Hopefully it won't be necessary.
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