pdf23ds comments on Reference class of the unclassreferenceable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 11 January 2010 04:43:11AM *  3 points [-]

Perhaps. But I am far more annoyed by people who know better throwing around absolute terms, when they also know counterexamples are available in literally 3 or 4 seconds - if they would stop being lazy and would just look.

(I'm seriously considering registering an account 'LetMeFuckingGoogleThatForYou' to handle these sorts of replies; LW may be big enough now that such role-accounts are needed.)

Comment author: pdf23ds 11 January 2010 04:57:45AM *  2 points [-]

The absolute terms were appropriate, referring as they did only to my personal experience. It was only intended as a weak, throwaway comment. I suppose you might be annoyed that I think such anecdotes are worthy of mention.

Edited to add: If you'd quoted instead "Seems to who?" I wouldn't have found your comment at all objectionable.