XiXiDu comments on Open thread, 18-24 March 2014 - Less Wrong

1 Post author: David_Gerard 18 March 2014 12:26PM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (171)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: XiXiDu 20 March 2014 09:11:29AM *  0 points [-]

The great-writer, chickpeas-and-freezer part is truly my opinion.

Telling the world that EY is a great writer etc. is fine. Telling the world that you believe him to be great enough that you'd buy a freezer large enough to accommodate his head, in case he died in your house, is much worse than self-mockery such as the EY facts page.

No offense, but I suggest that you stop trying to improve the reputation of LW/MIRI. If MIRI wants to improve their reputation and public relations they should hire a professional outsider who is neurotypical (I am neither, so maybe I am wrong about the impression your opinion gives).

Comment author: polymathwannabe 20 March 2014 01:53:51PM -1 points [-]

Upon rereading my post after a full night's sleep, I can see the problems with how I expressed it. I agree that it may have come off as too fanboyish, and we're seeing the line between fanboyism and idolatry at different positions. Continued argument will only dig me deeper.