NancyLebovitz comments on Financial incentives don't get rid of bias? Prize for best answer. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 17 July 2010 11:42:11PM 4 points [-]

I was very angry at your pity party comment. I don't come to Less Wrong to be trolled. I probably should have either not replied to you or waited until I'd calmed down before I replied. (Downvoting your comment seemed too petty, and I'm not one of the people who did it.)

Instead, I deliberately ignored some of what you said.

I was attempting to deal with my own emotional state, and had no idea you'd react so strongly. It's possible that something similar might be true of your post.

Comment author: SilasBarta 18 July 2010 12:12:43AM 4 points [-]

I apologize; I didn't recognize that my comment was over the top. My comment probably wasn't relevant in light of the article, either.

I also admit that you are right about the issue carrying emotional weight for me; I get a bit impatient at repeatedly hearing about the latest poor/pitiful group du jour, who inevitably has it even better than me.