xamdam comments on Best career models for doing research? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: xamdam 08 December 2010 09:58:34PM 0 points [-]

To be fair, I think the parent of the downvoted comment also has status implications:

I think you're nitpicking to dodge the question

It's a serious accusation hurled at the wrong type of guy IMO - Vladimir probably takes the objectivity award on this forum. I think his response was justified and objective, as usual.

Comment author: David_Gerard 09 December 2010 11:25:47AM *  4 points [-]

When someone says "look, here is this thing you did that led to these clear problems in reality" and the person they're talking to answers "ah, but what is reality?" then the first person may reasonably consider that dodging the question.