erratio comments on Link Sharing Thread - April '11 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: erratio 11 April 2011 12:20:45PM *  7 points [-]

Request that you split these up by topic. For example, I see at least half a dozen webcomics that I recognise in there mixed in with artwork, essays, Nick Bostrom and links whose URLs give me no hint at all as to what they're about.

EDIT: Thank you, that's a vast improvement

Comment author: Armok_GoB 11 April 2011 12:35:34PM 0 points [-]

I deliberately didn't try to classify them because the majority are either unclassifiable, or the only information communicated by the classification would be stereotypes that doesn't apply to the particular work. "what I like" explicitly selects for things where classifications are useless, that break boundaries between classifications and the best off many worlds.

Comment author: erratio 11 April 2011 01:10:56PM 5 points [-]

ok, to make the reasons behind my request more concrete - I am very bad at reading just half an archive, watching just one TED talk, or stopping halfway through a story or video. As such, I prefer my memetic hazards to be as clearly labelled as possible.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 11 April 2011 01:32:42PM 3 points [-]

Is "unclassifiable" like "unexplainable"?

Comment author: Armok_GoB 11 April 2011 01:49:47PM -1 points [-]

Some of them, some not.