Clippy comments on The "show, don't tell" nature of argument - Less Wrong

14 Post author: Morendil 24 March 2010 05:38PM

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Comment author: Clippy 26 March 2010 02:51:09AM 0 points [-]

So are you going to give me extra metal and treat your existing paperclips respectfully?

And how can I make other humans love me?

Comment author: Blueberry 21 April 2010 03:12:24AM 0 points [-]

I love you, Clippy, because your comments are brilliant and witty and make me laugh a lot. And I still want to know how you feel about melting down one clip and forming two from it.

Comment author: Clippy 21 April 2010 07:38:41PM 4 points [-]

I still want to know how you feel about melting down one clip and forming two from it.

I think that's GREAT, as long as the two resultant clips are sufficiently functional as paperclips (which means being able to hold together a certain number of sheets of paper that I'm not quite precise about yet). Otherwise, that's just wasteful, don't you think?

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 30 March 2010 06:35:33PM 0 points [-]

You're welcome to have all the metal in my cans of food and drink once I've emptied their contents. I don't think I have any paperclips, but if I end up with any, I'll do my best to treat them respectfully.

My reaction was caused by your all-around adorable behavior. I'm not sure of how well this reaction generalizes to other people, but it seems like a plausible assumption that others might also react the same way.