Teal_Thanatos comments on Rationality Quotes October 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobertLumley 03 October 2011 04:20:05PM 2 points [-]

Yes, I'm very confused. I knew it was Voldemort who said that, but could you perhaps explain your point? I'm unfamiliar with the original quote; were you trying to point out that Scott Aaronson didn't mean what was attributed to him anymore than Rowling meant what you attributed to her?

Comment author: Document 03 October 2011 10:34:03PM *  2 points [-]

Also, when I first read the quote my brain inferred that Scott Aaronson had provoked some kind of blog drama kerfuffle and been forced into a backpedaling, self-justifying apology; which lowered its opinion of him.