gwern comments on A cynical explanation for why rationalists worry about FAI - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 07 August 2012 02:59:33PM 3 points [-]

Keep in mind that real sock puppeteering is about making a strawman sock puppet, or a sock puppet that disagrees cleverly using existing argument you got but tentatively changes the view, or the like.

Sock puppets, both here and on Reddit or Wikipedia, can be used for multiple purposes, not just that.