JoshuaZ comments on Mandatory Secret Identities - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 30 September 2012 04:20:51PM 0 points [-]

Your response "fictional" would be reasonable if you went on to say, "that's a fiction; such a pathology doesn't exist in the real world."

The simplest minimally charitable interpretation of the remark seems to be saying that in a slightly snarky fashion.

Comment author: common_law 30 September 2012 06:28:18PM 2 points [-]

In my humble opinion, snarkiness is a form of rudeness, and we should dispense with it here.

Moreover, since we have a politeness norm, it isn't so clear that the interpretation you offer is charitable!