I thought Switzerland felt very well-run. I found rules (in museums, etc.) to be exactly what they needed to be, and not patronizing or excessive. (I see people jumping off a bridge into deep water on one river, which even if safe would be totally illegal in another country.) Also it's was very clean and didn't have people accosting us trying to sell trinkets or panhandle.
I assume living there would impose some of these unspoken expectations you talk about but it's a very nice place to visit.
It's been much longer since I've visited Switzerland but I actually did the jumping off a bridge thing while I was there, it's great. Love having a country so clean that every body of water makes you want to just jump in.
(I have a bit of an impression from people who lived there that the actual society is as strict as Singapore but less legible and more insider-y, which means I probably wouldn't do great living there. But I don't have any personal experience to check this).
> There’s an important lesson here for rationalists: There’s a common misconception that charisma is this weird alien ability that relies on dazzling and confusing people. And some forms are like that, but there’s also powerful charisma in just telling people, straightforwardly and directly, how you see the situation and what you intend to do, and being reliable about it.
Man, a lack of this sort of reliability definitely seems to be a problem in OBNYC right now. :-/ (I would add, *being responsive*...)
Just reading this post!
I thought Switzerland felt very well-run. I found rules (in museums, etc.) to be exactly what they needed to be, and not patronizing or excessive. (I see people jumping off a bridge into deep water on one river, which even if safe would be totally illegal in another country.) Also it's was very clean and didn't have people accosting us trying to sell trinkets or panhandle.
I assume living there would impose some of these unspoken expectations you talk about but it's a very nice place to visit.
It's been much longer since I've visited Switzerland but I actually did the jumping off a bridge thing while I was there, it's great. Love having a country so clean that every body of water makes you want to just jump in.
(I have a bit of an impression from people who lived there that the actual society is as strict as Singapore but less legible and more insider-y, which means I probably wouldn't do great living there. But I don't have any personal experience to check this).
It’s not the heat, it’s the enthalpy. 95F and dew point 40F in SLC, no problem. 95F and dew point 85 in Mpls, unbearable.
> There’s an important lesson here for rationalists: There’s a common misconception that charisma is this weird alien ability that relies on dazzling and confusing people. And some forms are like that, but there’s also powerful charisma in just telling people, straightforwardly and directly, how you see the situation and what you intend to do, and being reliable about it.
Man, a lack of this sort of reliability definitely seems to be a problem in OBNYC right now. :-/ (I would add, *being responsive*...)
:'(