shokwave comments on Rationality Quotes October 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shokwave 24 October 2011 10:01:27AM 4 points [-]

His argument is that the modern world was doomed before we where born,

This seems suspiciously convenient for someone who already prefers poolside tanning to saving the modern world.

Comment author: [deleted] 25 October 2011 02:00:12PM 4 points [-]

This seems suspiciously convenient for someone who already prefers poolside tanning to saving the modern world.

The idea that you actually can save the modern world is also convenient for people with a certain self-perception.

Comment author: shokwave 26 October 2011 09:24:21AM 5 points [-]

Yes, and there are endless crackpots who believe themselves to be doing just that. Someone who is genuinely out to save the world will (unfortunately) share this same feature with crackpots; they will have to distinguish themselves from crackpots in other ways.