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Comment author: Multiheaded 17 November 2012 12:26:14AM *  4 points [-]

One of the benefits of being way out on the fringe is that no one has bothered to make arguments against you yet, so you get to be right.

I'm proud to be working on correcting that, as Konkvistador and a few others can testify. I haven't written much so far, and it's scattered all over my comments and stuff, but still... it's another meta-level to the contrarianism pyramid.

Comment author: Curiouskid 18 November 2012 07:32:15AM 2 points [-]

Wait, are you "working on correcting that" on an object-level or the meta-level? (and don't answer yes).

Comment author: Multiheaded 18 November 2012 07:37:17AM *  4 points [-]

Object-level mostly, I'm afraid. I have neither the knowledge nor the experience nor the reputation nor, probably, the gray matter that I'd need to organize a challenge to a powerhouse like Unqualified Reservations on a meta level. :) Seriously, Moldbug is just plain smarter than me; I can only argue against things where he appears deluded.