Bindbreaker comments on Easy Predictor Tests - Less Wrong

11 Post author: MrHen 21 January 2010 06:40PM

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Comment author: zero_call 21 January 2010 11:44:56PM *  0 points [-]

I already have a simple, accurate method for predicting the karma values of my comments. Agree with EY and get positive karma, or disagree with EY and get negative karma. More generally, support status quo and get positive karma, or reject status quo and get negative karma.

Comment author: Bindbreaker 21 January 2010 11:54:23PM *  4 points [-]

I don't find that that's necessarily correct. For example, this post of mine expressing skepticism about cryonics or this one questioning a highly rated post were both fairly highly rated. I think needless contrarianism gets downvoted, but reasonable arguments generally don't, even if they advance unpopular cases.