hyporational comments on Self-serving meta: Whoever keeps block-downvoting me, is there some way to negotiate peace? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: hyporational 17 November 2013 02:37:23PM 3 points [-]

I've made a prior commitment to myself to stand by everything I've said

Why?

Comment author: ialdabaoth 19 November 2013 05:40:53PM 1 point [-]

Why?

Because I consider the risks inherent in being able to manipulate my public image to outweigh the benefits. Hiding my prior statements, beliefs and behaviors, rather than acknowledging them and learning from them, leads me down a slippery slope that I'd rather just build a Schelling fence around.