JGWeissman comments on Vote Qualifications, Not Issues - Less Wrong

10 Post author: jimrandomh 26 September 2010 08:26PM

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Comment author: JGWeissman 27 September 2010 10:25:02PM 6 points [-]

It is not helpful to respond to ideas by immediately dismissing them because they don't work perfectly out of the box.

It is anti-helpful to present a bunch ideas with a disclaimer that premptively dismisses all discussion of problems with the ideas.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 28 September 2010 02:37:15AM 1 point [-]

The same problems can be discussed in a constructive way rather than a dismissive way.