Vaniver comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 112 - Less Wrong

4 Post author: Gondolinian 25 February 2015 09:00PM

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Comment author: DanArmak 25 February 2015 09:58:08PM *  6 points [-]

People here should be aware of fresh Word of God. Apparently we're NOT in the Mirror.

Comment author: Vaniver 25 February 2015 10:22:12PM 12 points [-]

It's implied but not stated that we're not in the mirror. CONSTANT VIGILANCE!

(I say as someone who is >98% sure that we're not in the mirror.)

Comment author: Romashka 26 February 2015 09:01:04PM 1 point [-]

Ah well, if we are in the mirror, then the real we, the we with abominable terminal values and recurring stupidity, at least get one hell of a kick out of life.

Sounds... bad enough

Comment author: Astazha 28 February 2015 12:55:38PM 0 points [-]

EY could fairly express that frustration at unexpected and seemingly inconsistent reader reactions whether we're in the mirror or not. 111 was less believable than 110 to me, so I see where he's coming from there. But whether we're in the mirror is a question of what level the author is playing us at, and it's a separate thing from this. That comment isn't a Word of God about whether we're in the mirror. Those chapters were both written to signal that we were in the mirror. I don't know if that's a true hint or a deception, but EY can be surprised by the differential reactions regardless. That doesn't seem to be evidence either way.