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by adlorger 1752 days ago
I have on occasion reached out to public intellectuals for personal advice and wisdom over the years. Unique among everyone, he's been invariably wise and generous with me (a total stranger). He also writes back almost immediately.

The only people online who have a similarly thoughtful and generous spirit, in my direct experience, is Russ Roberts and Scott Alexander.

Prob reveals a lot about the media I consume (and my demo profile) but I am definitely open to others if there are more like these three out there.

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He regularly says something like "my superpower is that I respond to all of my emails". And from what it seems, he truly does.
David Chalmers is another one that will always give a polite and thoughtful reply.