RobinZ comments on How to think like a quantum monadologist - Less Wrong

-14 Post author: Mitchell_Porter 15 October 2009 09:37AM

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Comment author: RobinZ 29 October 2009 06:11:06PM 4 points [-]

Now, take a look at the comment I actually made. Is that a harassing remark? Even if it's going back on what I said, it doesn't look like harassment. Now, if I had made a point of deliberately replying to every single Alicorn comment, then I can see it be harassment. But that's not what happened. And to demand that I not comment at all would just be bullying.

Not to address any of your other points, but my downvote on that particular remark reflected the insult to Mitchell_Porter, not the fact that Alicorn would prefer you leave her alone.

Comment author: SilasBarta 29 October 2009 06:21:07PM *  3 points [-]

Fair point. I agree that Mitchell_Porter may have had reason to object to it, but not Alicorn.

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Comment author: SilasBarta 29 October 2009 06:28:31PM 2 points [-]

In the previous discussions, Mitchell had been repeatedly saying things like, "if no part of the system has color, neither can the system have color", and my comment was trying to make fun of this by saying that whatever beliefs he has about symphonies (the system) must apply to violins (the part).

Comment author: wedrifid 29 October 2009 06:34:24PM *  2 points [-]

Ahh, good analogy. I'd almost forgotten that this drama was going on in the (@#$!) monad thread.