Will_Newsome comments on Secrets of the eliminati - Less Wrong

93 Post author: Yvain 20 July 2011 10:15AM

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Comment author: Will_Newsome 25 July 2011 09:54:27AM 2 points [-]

I got a downvote within about 10 seconds.

Comment author: wedrifid 25 July 2011 10:52:51AM 2 points [-]

I got a downvote within about 10 seconds.

At this point it really doesn't matter much what you write. Voting patterns for the thread (and the related thread) are entrenched and you will be voted on by name not content. It is usually best to write the conversation (or the people) off and move on. There is little to be gained by trying to fight the death spiral.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 25 July 2011 11:25:37AM 1 point [-]

Agreed. It's always that few seconds of utter despair that make me write stupid things. It's not long after the despair algorithm that the automatic "this isn't the should world, it's reality, any suffering you are experiencing is the result of samsaric delusion" algorithms kick in, at least for a little while.