I agree this is a problem. In retrospect, reading Yudkowsky's Sequences was far more valuable to me than reading various pre-1900 philosophers' works firsthand.

I agree this is a problem. In retrospect, reading Yudkowsky's Sequences was far more valuable to me than reading various pre-1900 philosophers' works firsthand.

https://twitter.com/PradyuPrasad/status/1757745612072894477

While i agree to an extent, there is value in studying these early works to build a stronger foundational understanding of how we arrived to the place we are now in any given field; be it physics, biology, philosophy, etc. Oh what fun these conversations we have are my dear friend. 3 $DEGEN