Lumifer comments on Rationality Quotes August 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 13 August 2014 02:35:25PM *  3 points [-]

Adams is not a deep thinker, he just plays one on the net

Well, first it's much better to play a deep thinker on the 'net than do the usual thing and play an idiot on the 'net...

Second, it doesn't look like he necessarily commits to everything he throws out in his blog. He plays with ideas, tries them on for size, puts them on a stick and waves them at people, etc. I think that's fine and useful as long as you don't take everything he writes very very seriously.

Comment author: Azathoth123 14 August 2014 02:23:21AM 4 points [-]

Well, first it's much better to play a deep thinker on the 'net than do the usual thing and play an idiot on the 'net...

I'm not sure about that given what happens when someone who's not a deep thinker tries to play one.

Comment author: Lumifer 14 August 2014 02:24:12AM 2 points [-]

So, what happens?