wedrifid comments on Intellectual Hipsters and Meta-Contrarianism - Less Wrong

147 Post author: Yvain 13 September 2010 09:36PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 02 October 2010 04:34:22PM *  2 points [-]

A little shouting may help ensure that the DOOM message reaches distant friends and loved ones...

Or utterly ignored because people think you're being a tool. One or the other. (I note that this is an unfortunate outcome because apart from this kind of pointless contrariness people are more likely to acknowledge what seem to be valid points in your response to Carl. I don't like seeing the conversational high ground going to those who haven't particularly earned it in the context.)

Comment author: timtyler 02 October 2010 05:11:57PM *  -2 points [-]

Well, my CAPS are essentially a parody. If the jester capers in the same manner as the noble, there will often be some people who will think that he is dancing badly - and not understand what is going on.

Comment author: wedrifid 02 October 2010 07:07:36PM *  3 points [-]

There will be others who understand perfectly and think he's doing a mediocre job of it.