wedrifid comments on Rationality Quotes October 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 22 October 2011 03:59:22PM 6 points [-]

Some pretty low satus people have been quoted in rationality threads in the past, including people with really odious ideologies. Are downvoters convinced that Roissy is even lower status than those individuals or are they rather concerned that since Roissy (as the blog was back in 2007-2009) was read by quite a few members of the OB/LW community (including Robin Hanson who still links to him)!

It isn't low status as much as it is "out group". Low status doesn't warrant that kind of attention.

Comment author: [deleted] 23 October 2011 08:19:24AM *  1 point [-]

Posters like dedalus2u (if I recall this right) have argued that out group is basically just lowest possible status.

Comment author: wedrifid 23 October 2011 08:28:31AM *  4 points [-]

I disagree with posters like dedalus2u. Practically speaking I would far prefer to be the out-group villain that people desperately try to lower in status than the person that actually has low status within the group who gets treated with utter indifference.

Comment author: [deleted] 23 October 2011 10:33:14AM 2 points [-]

I think I agree.

Comment author: wedrifid 23 October 2011 10:39:00AM 4 points [-]

So, I am sure, would that Roissy fellow. :)

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