wedrifid comments on MathOverflow as an example for LessWrong - Less Wrong

37 Post author: Academian 27 April 2010 06:30PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 28 April 2010 06:15:20AM 2 points [-]

If a little kid walks in here and asks a stupid question, rhetorical and logical ass-kicking will commence. The virtues of rationality number twelve, and mercy is not among them. It's all terribly serious.

I actually think a little kid will get a useful answer to either his question or the question he should have asked. Much like in a dojo, ass kicking tends to be reserved for little kids who make obstinate stupid assertions that cannot be backed up.