Spurlock comments on I Was Not Almost Wrong But I Was Almost Right: Close-Call Counterfactuals and Bias - Less Wrong

54 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 08 March 2012 05:39AM

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Comment author: Spurlock 06 March 2012 01:24:22PM 12 points [-]

Liked it, but thought there was a bit too much of it (e.g. the blue-minimizing robot reference). Might be better to leave out details that don't help you illustrate your point, lest the reader get a sense that your example isn't going anywhere.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 08 March 2012 05:39:24AM 8 points [-]

Check. It was a good idea, but could've and should've been shortened. I skimmed it, and my guess is that it could've been set up in one or two paragraphs if only the minimum of required detail had been included.

Comment author: AspiringKnitter 09 March 2012 01:14:31AM 3 points [-]

I disagree that there were too many extraneous details about Dr. Zany in this post. They didn't detract from the value of the post and, at least, the blue-minimizing robot reference was funny.