Scottbert comments on Rationality Quotes Thread June 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Scottbert 05 June 2015 04:13:20AM *  -1 points [-]

(In a supervillain prison, new inmate Sonic (not that one) has just announced he'll kill the others for fun.)

Martial artist inmate: "You seem pretty !@#$ing confident. If you wanna rise up in rank in this prison full of monsters, you'll have to beat me first."

Martial artist inmate: "Let me tell you this in advance. I'm a kenpo practitioner. I'm probably the first and last guy to ever rob a bank unarmed."

Sonic: "Doesn't mean $#!@ if you got caught though."

--One-Punch man Vol 4 extra

Comment author: Scottbert 05 June 2015 06:49:27AM 2 points [-]

What's wrong with it? Too vulgar? Too vague?

Struck me as an example of failing to update after testing beliefs -- the criminal martial artist believed he was so strong, but he still was defeated -- and yet now he assumes he is unbeatable.

Or perhaps a sort of villainous mirror of heroic responsibility -- All the excuses in the world don't matter if you failed to actually get away with your villainous plan.

Comment author: Romashka 05 June 2015 05:28:04PM 4 points [-]

In a prison for supervillains, everyone is equally caught, so the MA probably has updated on Sonic being a loser, too. (Although the real question is why the MA reveals even that much about himself - what if he plans to win without kenpo.)

Comment author: ChristianKl 07 June 2015 02:13:17PM 1 point [-]

What's wrong with it? Too vulgar? Too vague?

It's not interesting.

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