AlanCrowe comments on Rationality Quotes - July 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AlanCrowe 02 July 2009 07:40:44PM 4 points [-]

That quote touches a sore spot on me due to the recent death of Erik Naggum. He was a controversial figure, and I find myself struggling to refrain from discussing whether he was right or wrong; discussions that are certain to turn into time consuming quarrels. It seems like an important struggle because his premature death emphasises that life is too short for quarrelling on the internet.

Comment author: gwern 17 July 2009 02:13:53AM 0 points [-]

Life may be too short for quarrelling on the Internet; but I know I derived much more value from his writings than I may've from whatever he did in the Norwegian oil industry.