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Out of context, I still get a little red flag when I see the "I can't stop myself" part.
Though perhaps that might be because I didn't quite manage to divorce it from context in my mind...
EDIT: Anyway, I think context matters, the spirit in which a quote was originally made should be taken into consideration. So I downvoted the quote because I don't want people to look up the source and then perceive that kind of smartassery as "rationality" as approved by lesswrongians.
Yeah, I see your point. You won't accept a version with "I can't stop myself" removed?
I suppose... But if we change it and read it as being about something else (than what it was about in the original context) then it isn't really a rationality quote any more, is it?
Can it suffice that I understood where you're coming from and respect what you were trying to say? (even before getting here, I upvoted your previous comment, for clarity and responding well without being defensive.) I just object to that quote, not to the sentiment you're trying to express.
Thanks for the even-handed and accurate criticism. Rationality is awesome!