Kawoomba comments on LessWrong podcasts - Less Wrong

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Comment author: chaosmosis 04 December 2012 06:05:25PM *  1 point [-]

In my experience, the people on this site don't perceive signalling as wrong or useless, even when it's superficial. I do not understand why that's so because I perceive most of signalling as a waste of resources and think that cultivating a community which tried to minimize unnecessary signalling would be good.

Comment author: Kawoomba 04 December 2012 06:09:16PM *  5 points [-]

Which is why everyone should just provide the result of a certified IQ test, just so there's less incentive to signal intellectual superiority, with the lines already drawn.

(Heh, that was smart signalling!)

(Also, that last sentence.)

(And this one?)

(Diminishing returns probably.)

Comment author: adamisom 04 December 2012 08:42:20PM *  1 point [-]

Darn it.

Even though you are talking explicitly about signaling, I still couldn't help myself from liking it.

I also like chaosmis' comment. It expressed what I should have.... Though his comment might also be a sinister meta-signaling-signaling trolling :P

God, I hate signaling.

(Wait, am I doing it right now?)

(Oh shit, and now.)

(THERE IS NO RELEASE FROM THE KRAKEN! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE AND NEVER LOOK BACK!!)

Comment author: shminux 04 December 2012 09:14:57PM 1 point [-]

God, I hate signaling.

You say signaling like it's a bad thing.

Comment author: chaosmosis 04 December 2012 11:55:42PM 0 points [-]

Though his comment might also be a sinister meta-signaling-signaling trolling :P

http://i.imgur.com/w6mIF.jpg