sam0345 comments on Video: Skepticon talks - Less Wrong

15 Post author: komponisto 26 November 2011 07:23AM

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Comment deleted 29 November 2011 02:03:47AM [-]
Comment author: [deleted] 29 November 2011 10:28:54AM *  2 points [-]

While I'm wary of sam's posting style and history, again I feel the need to point out this comment, while it could be more tactful, is basically correct.

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 29 November 2011 11:59:14AM *  1 point [-]

The self-censored can blame their self-censoring on others as much as they like, but (the way I see it) by that they forego any right to criticize others for similar self-censoring. Again I note the discrepancy of Vladimir_M being the one that criticized others for not attacking status quo biases.

As for sam, half the times he was ridiculously wrong (e.g. when he claimed that Shakespeare supposedly suffered from less censorship than modern writers do, or that conservatives don't deliberately manipulate language), and the other half times the quote from Big Lebowski applied: "You're not wrong, Walter, you're just an asshole."

Comment author: [deleted] 29 November 2011 12:05:34PM 1 point [-]

As for sam, half the times he was ridiculously wrong ... and the other half times the quote from Big Lebowski applied: "You're not wrong, Walter, you're just an asshole."

Basically yes.