Alicorn comments on Yudkowsky's brain is the pinnacle of evolution - Less Wrong

-27 Post author: Yudkowsky_is_awesome 24 August 2015 08:56PM

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Comment author: Alicorn 24 August 2015 09:33:44PM 19 points [-]

My attempts at gauging sincerity are thrown off by the fact that you can spell his name correctly.

Comment author: David_Bolin 24 August 2015 09:37:00PM 3 points [-]

The post would have to be toned down quite a bit in order to appear to be possibly sincere.

Comment author: Alicorn 24 August 2015 09:40:47PM 8 points [-]

I'm just used to the detractors misspelling or abbreviating "Yudkowsky", so this was jarring.

Comment author: Houshalter 24 August 2015 09:41:04PM 3 points [-]

I don't think that comment was sincere.

Comment author: Dorikka 25 August 2015 04:33:55AM 2 points [-]

shrug The pdf for sincerity looks bimodal to me.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 24 August 2015 10:47:54PM 1 point [-]

It is certainly not intended seriously, but it is also certainly not intended as friendly joking.

Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 26 August 2015 04:01:02PM 1 point [-]

I took it to be in the spirit of Eliezer Yudkowsky Facts.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 26 August 2015 08:52:57PM 3 points [-]

That is exactly the thing I took it to not be in the spirit of.