A Quote by Eliezer Yudkowsky

The people I know who seem to make unusual efforts at rationality, are unusually honest, or, failing that, at least have unusually bad social skills.

Eliezer Yudkowsky

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Bad Efforts Failing Honest Know Least Make People Rationality Seem Skills Social Social Skills Unusual

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Eliezer Yudkowsky
American - Writer
Born: September 11, 1979

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