Vaniver comments on Rationality Quotes August 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 31 August 2014 03:17:08PM *  4 points [-]

Two mares, each convinced she was standing firmly on The Shores Of Rationality, stared helplessly into The Sea Of Confusion and despaired over their inability to ever rescue the friend helplessly floundering within.

A vivid description of inferential distance from Twilight's Escort Service.

Edit: It's from a comedy that relies on misunderstandings; Twilight chooses the word "escort" to advertise her teleportation abilities. If you don't enjoy awkwardness-based comedies, I recommend you stay away. The actual quote is about explaining a value difference.

Comment author: [deleted] 31 August 2014 03:19:26PM 4 points [-]

Explain, as I am not clicking on anything associating "Twilight Sparkle" and "Prostitution".

Comment author: Leonhart 31 August 2014 07:55:13PM 6 points [-]

Haven't had time to read it; but from the story description, it seems to be a comic affair where Twilight decides to monetise her teleportation skillz, and picks the wrong word to advertise with. Hilarity presumably prevails?

Comment author: RichardKennaway 01 September 2014 11:17:52AM 3 points [-]

Pretty much. I stopped reading at the point where her first "client" showed up, with supposed "hilarity" about to begin, as I can't stand comedy based on misunderstanding and embarrassment.

Comment author: Vaniver 01 September 2014 03:51:06PM 1 point [-]

Yep.