Technologos comments on Rationality Quotes: October 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Technologos 02 November 2009 10:22:00AM 1 point [-]

My Cthulhu, yes. 3^^^3 days of sleet is so far beyond my normal conceptions of badness that I'm not sure a dozen lifetimes of torture would be enough.

3^^^3 is a very large number.

Comment author: wedrifid 02 November 2009 10:42:05AM *  0 points [-]
  • 3^^^3 is a very large number
  • Trivial things can be horrendous if there are 3^^^3 of them.
  • Things that require a large number like 3^^^3 of them in order to be horrendous are trivial things.
  • It is implied that bringing bad weather is a relatively trivial thing.
  • There are other things that are worse than bad weather, per victim and instance, like torture.
  • Saying "if anyone deserved the death penalty, then these filthy quislings did" is a little bit funny if the crime is bad weather.
Comment author: Technologos 02 November 2009 11:04:28AM 0 points [-]

Agreed. My previous post probably reads more seriously than intended.

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