Alicorn comments on What's In A Name? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 01 July 2009 02:20:49AM 3 points [-]

The problem isn't the name. The problem is the cruel and stupid children.

Do you intend to rid the world of cruel and stupid children? If not, then this is the wrong protest for a parent to make.

Should I wait until I'm willing and able to supply my offspring with expensive designer clothes

You do realize what I think I ought to do before the world is safe enough for my children... oh, never mind.

Comment author: Alicorn 01 July 2009 02:41:33AM 3 points [-]

Do you intend to rid the world of cruel and stupid children?

No, I intend to homeschool and to encourage my offspring not to waste their time on cruel and stupid people in general.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 01 July 2009 04:02:52AM 3 points [-]

blink

If indeed those parents were homeschooling their child then I'd probably withdraw 88% of my objection to that particular name.

Comment author: Alicorn 01 July 2009 04:05:33AM 0 points [-]

What's the other 12%, then?

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 01 July 2009 04:19:19AM 0 points [-]

High school and the initial years of college.

Comment author: thomblake 01 July 2009 02:48:06AM 0 points [-]

That was my answer too. Well, s/homeschool/unschool/ ?