paper-machine comments on Rationality Quotes January 2013 - Less Wrong

6 Post author: katydee 02 January 2013 05:23PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 16 January 2013 06:02:37PM *  2 points [-]

I hadn't read your comment before I posted this. I assumed it meant what the terms usually mean, and lacked moldbuggerian semantics. In that sense, it would be a warning against rooting for the (usual) underdog, which is certainly a bias I've found myself wandering into in the past.

In retrospect I was somewhat silly for assuming Moldbug would use a word to mean what it actually means.

Comment author: [deleted] 16 January 2013 06:39:48PM 0 points [-]

I have read his comment and the article. Knowing Moldbug's style I agree with GLaDOS on the interpretation. I may be wrong in which case interpret the quote in line with my interpretation rather than original meaning.