TheOtherDave 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: TheOtherDave 15 May 2014 06:13:09PM 1 point [-]

I endorse "downvote what you want less of" as a matter of board policy.

If individuals want less of things they ought to want more of, I endorse opposing the incorrect values of those individuals.

Those are two separate claims, and I oppose entangling them into a single claim, and also oppose further entangling them with "yay rationality! boo bias!" cheerleading.

Comment author: Dan_Moore 15 May 2014 08:25:49PM 0 points [-]

If individuals want less of things they ought to want more of, I endorse opposing the incorrect values of those individuals.

Downvoted per your request.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 15 May 2014 07:25:54PM *  -1 points [-]

Oh good grief! Opposition to bias is a bias ... and transparent is a colour.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 15 May 2014 07:37:13PM 0 points [-]

I agree with what seems to be your point that opposition to bias isn't a bias.

I have no idea how it connects to anything I said.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 15 May 2014 07:43:20PM -1 points [-]

Yay rationality, boo bias.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 16 May 2014 12:14:24AM 0 points [-]

Yes, I (implicitly) described you as cheerleading for that stance.
And I oppose entangling such cheerleading with making substantive claims, as I said.
What does that have to do with opposition to bias not being a bias?
(Which, again, I agree that it isn't, I'm just not following your point. If you're not interested in explaining yourself further, that's fine too, we can drop it here.)

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 16 May 2014 05:07:07PM -2 points [-]

Aren't we all supporting that state here?

Comment author: TheOtherDave 16 May 2014 08:29:18PM 1 point [-]

I'm not sure which "state" you're talking about. You seem to be being deliberately obscure, and I no longer have any confidence that we're at all able to communicate, and am now recalling that this was true the last time we interacted as well. Tapping out here.