eridu comments on Amanda Knox: post mortem - Less Wrong

23 Post author: gwern 20 October 2011 04:10PM

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Comment author: komponisto 10 November 2011 05:00:08PM *  1 point [-]

I think this would offend the LW zeitgeist because to me, this seems like awful political art.

To me it seems humorous. Which is in stark contrast to awful political art such as the poem EY describes in the linked post.

Comment author: [deleted] 10 November 2011 05:02:24PM 0 points [-]

Why is it humorous besides pointing out that the author is on our side?

Comment author: komponisto 10 November 2011 05:12:09PM *  3 points [-]

It's a combination of irreverence (mocking religion by treating non-divine entities as gods), incongruity (you don't expect a bunch of science-minded techno-nerds to sit around praying), and self-mockery (poking fun at our level of enthusiasm for Bayesian concepts).

Comment author: [deleted] 10 November 2011 06:39:34PM -1 points [-]

None of that resolves to anything more than "I'm on your team! Go team!"