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75 Post author: michaelcurzi 17 March 2012 07:44PM

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Comment author: katydee 18 March 2012 04:04:07AM *  6 points [-]

I would understand what you mean, but people unfamiliar with you won't.

It overall seems rather silly to expect that references to the old gods will be understood in the first place, much less understood as actually referring to advanced decision theory rather than simple woo.

Unfortunately, tailoring one's communication to the audience's knowledge of the speaker is rather high-effort in most cases, but if you're interested in being understood rather than in signaling how advanced and contrarian your ideas are, it may be worthwhile.