ChristianKl comments on Open Thread, October 27 - 31, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 29 October 2013 02:20:56PM 0 points [-]

Being a cult is a failure mode for a group like this. Discussing failure modes has some importance.

There also the issue that cult are powerful and speaking of Lesswrong as a cult implies that Lesswrong has a certain power.

Comment author: Tenoke 29 October 2013 02:37:24PM 4 points [-]

Being a cult is a failure mode for a group like this. Discussing failure modes has some importance.

A really unlikely failure mode. The cons of discussing whether we are a cult outweigh the pros in my book - especially when it is discussed all the time.