Lumifer comments on Rationality Quotes November 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 26 November 2014 05:08:47PM 9 points [-]

We should be wary of political vapourware. If somebody’s alternative to the status quo is nothing, or at least nothing very specific, then what are they even talking about? They are hawking political vapourware, giving a “sales pitch” for something that doesn’t even exist.

Everything Is Problematic, an account of getting out of radical left wing politics.

Comment author: Lumifer 26 November 2014 05:23:46PM 1 point [-]

I don't particularly agree with this quote, but the link it comes out of is excellent.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 26 November 2014 10:16:46PM 4 points [-]

It's amazing!

We have to assess claims about oppression based on more than just what people say about themselves. If I took the idea of the infallibility of the oppressed seriously, I would have to trust that dragons exist. That is why it’s such an unreliable guide. (I half-expect the response, “Check your human privilege!”)

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