As for you not believing me when I say that I don't recall reading your earlier comments calling for evidence about minicamp's success, well... the only evidence I have for you besides my testimony is that I hadn't replied to any of your earlier comments on the matter.
My point was that either a) you didn't do what most people do when they start topics -- look at them a second time -- or b) you're lying. Neither is likely, but a) is at least consistent with the Mt Olympus mentality -- why else would you never follow up on a thread with a major announcement? What other mentality would lead to that behavior?
My request for evidence was also (for most of the time it was up) the top comment on the 125k fundraising thread, which does give someone reason to be skeptical you weren't aware anyone had asked for any substantiation.
It's just that I don't have time to write up a 20-citation research article supporting every sentence I write.
Sure, that should be resolved for the more improbable claims.
And in the case where your justifications come from the literature, I thought you could just google the term, read the abstract, and copy-paste the citation?
What other mentality would lead to that behavior?
Being busy with research and writing? Seriously, I don't spend all day re-checking the comment threads on old LW posts. If you want to reach me, please contact me directly or reply to one of my comments, so it shows up in my LW inbox.
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