PrawnOfFate comments on Ritual Report: Schelling Day - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PrawnOfFate 22 April 2013 12:59:47PM -1 points [-]

But being able to handle criticism properly is a very important rational skill. Those who feel they cannot do it need to adjust their levels of self-advertisement as rationalists accordingly.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 22 April 2013 02:14:50PM 2 points [-]

being able to handle criticism properly is a very important rational skill

You are absolutely right. Some parts of this very important rational skill are: properly discerning genuine criticism from trolling; properly discerning whether the person posting it is a useful or a harmful presence in the forum; properly deciding a useful course of action.

I think that Eliezer has indeed demonstrated possession of this very important rational skill in his handling of V_V's criticism.