Document comments on Rationality Quotes October 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: James_Miller 02 October 2011 03:09:21AM *  17 points [-]

Three proposed derogatory labels from Dilbert creator Scott Adams:

Labelass: A special kind of idiot who uses labels as a substitute for comprehension.

Binarian: A special kind of idiot who believes that all people who hold a different view from oneself have the same views as each other.

Masturdebator: One who takes pleasure in furiously debating viewpoints that only exist in the imagination.

Comment author: Document 03 October 2011 07:35:29PM *  3 points [-]

What's the word for someone who sees errors as defining character attributes that only occur in "idiots" and not decent, sensible people like theirself and their friends and readers?

Comment author: lessdazed 03 October 2011 08:27:10PM 3 points [-]

I don't think Adams thinks highly of himself or his readers.

Comment author: dlthomas 03 October 2011 08:38:12PM 3 points [-]

Indeed. He often describes his motivation for posts as "Dance, monkeys, dance!"