prase comments on [SEQ RERUN] Wise Pretentions v.0 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 07 March 2013 12:02:02PM 1 point [-]

This version is one hundred times better, in my opinion.

The yesterday's version has the same information and it feels more Wise. Which is a good thing, in a society where Wisdom is valued and rationality ignored.

But it wouldn't make me stand up and do something about it. I would just read it, say "yes, yes, he is absolutely right", and then forget it within the next ten minutes.

Comment author: prase 07 March 2013 08:23:30PM 0 points [-]

By "this version" you mean the 2006 version? Does it really feel less wise than the 2009 version? To me it's definitely the opposite, but perhaps it depends on what kind of wisdom signalling one expects. The older version reads more like something a revered writer or theologian may write, the newer is written in a style that associates more with science.

For the record, I prefer the newer version.