wedrifid comments on The Singularity Institute's Arrogance Problem - Less Wrong

63 Post author: lukeprog 18 January 2012 10:30PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 20 January 2012 01:07:24PM 3 points [-]

Being rude to people

Being gratuitously rude to people isn't the point. 'Maintaining a garden' for the purpose of optimal PR involves far more targeted and ruthless intervention. "Weeds" (those who are likely to try sabotage your reputation, otherwise interfere with your goals, or significantly provoke 'rudeness' from others) are removed early before they have a chance to take root.