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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 23 July 2015 08:05:46PM *  3 points [-]

So there is at least one person in this thread who has read Moldbug, and might be using sockpuppets (which is wrong, of course). Yet Acty's comment says "they'll all stop listening". Plural.

Plus Acty assumes that people who have a different ideology to her hate her and will just stop reading, which isn't very charitable when we should all be trying to avoid confirmation bias.

Comment author: hairyfigment 24 July 2015 02:46:25AM -2 points [-]

We have little reason to think Journeyman is the same as Eugine Nier, who is almost certainly calling himself VoiceOfRa. Here is the puppeteer's previous account, ending 7 April. Here is VR's first comment on the site, jumping right into a discussion of decision theory. Here he is the same week talking about the purpose of LW/MIRI, linking an old thread in which he was active as Eugine Nier, repeating his old political views, and posting quotes as Nier was wont to do. Here is the dishonest piece of shit defector claiming I call anyone who disagrees with me a sockpuppet, rather than just him and his sockpuppets.

Comment author: Lumifer 24 July 2015 02:19:56PM 1 point [-]

Can we skip the middle-school drama?

I downvoted your last couple of posts on the "vote down what you like to see less of" principle. I would like to see less whining and ideological witchhunts.

The downvotes will continue until the morale improves.

Comment author: hairyfigment 24 July 2015 09:17:34PM -2 points [-]

A fine example of how trying to stop "politics" can serve as a political move in favor of the status quo. You're not treating the cause.

Comment author: Lumifer 24 July 2015 11:06:29PM 2 points [-]

I am not trying to stop "politics". Evidently I was insufficiently explicit, let me quote myself, now with bolded parts:

I would like to see less whining and ideological witchhunts.