Will_Newsome comments on Intellectual insularity and productivity - Less Wrong
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I suppose I meant "relatively average". Anyway I don't know where to find examples off the top of my head, sorry.
IIRC I've seen it two to five times, so this specifically is not a big deal in any case.
I've seen more general errors pertaining to algorithmic probability much more often than that, sometimes committed by high-status folk like lukeprog, who wrote a post (sequence?) allegedly explaining Solomonoff induction.
Thank you. While I don't recall the examples myself I believe your testimony regarding the two to five examples you've noticed. I expect I am much more likely to notice such comments in the future given the prompting and so take more care when parsing.
I can see why that would be disconcerting.