MTGandP comments on On saving the world - Less Wrong

101 Post author: So8res 30 January 2014 08:00PM

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Comment author: shminux 30 January 2014 10:52:17PM *  25 points [-]

Why not give us a short bullet point list of your conclusions, most readers around here wouldn't dismiss them out of hand, even lacking a chain of arguments leading up to them.

We sure would. We think we are smart, and the inferential gap the OP mentioned is unfortunately almost invisible from this side. That's why Eliezer had to write all those millions of words.

Comment author: MTGandP 10 March 2014 11:52:13PM 0 points [-]

When I read this story, I became emotionally invested in Nate (So8res). I empathized with him. He's the protagonist of the story. Therefore, I have to accept his ideas because otherwise I'd be rejecting his status as protagonist.