Kaj_Sotala comments on Existential Risk and Public Relations - Less Wrong

36 Post author: multifoliaterose 15 August 2010 07:16AM

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 15 August 2010 11:24:10AM 9 points [-]

Most people do not systematically go through every statement that some particular person has made. If someone has heard primarily negative things about somebody else, then that reduces the chance of them even bothering to look at the person's other writings. This is quite rational behavior, since there are a lot of people out there and one's time is limited.

Comment author: Thomas 15 August 2010 11:40:45AM -2 points [-]

You must not go through the entire "memesphere" by the people, but by the memes! The current internet makes that quite easy to do.

Comment author: NihilCredo 16 August 2010 03:15:09AM 1 point [-]

You must mean "quite easy" in the sense that it would only require a few millions of man-hours, rather than a few quadrillions.