thomblake comments on Intelligence enhancement as existential risk mitigation - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 17 June 2009 02:06:11AM -2 points [-]

Was the massive downvote here because I didn't include enough information about how this is mathematically impossible, or because people don't agree that one should speak with precision, or because people don't like me pointing out that one should speak with precision?

Comment author: loqi 17 June 2009 02:13:43AM 4 points [-]

Technically, you didn't point out that one should speak with precision. Therefore, your entire question is indecipherable gibberish.

Comment author: Alicorn 17 June 2009 03:47:24AM *  3 points [-]

I didn't downvote you, but my guess is that you were perceived to be impolite about your failure (deliberate or inadvertent) to get the point of the original remark. Neither missing the point nor being impolite tend to be looked on favorably.