StanR comments on A social norm against unjustified opinions? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: StanR 01 June 2009 02:08:47AM *  1 point [-]

Once I realized that achieving anything, no matter what, required my being rational, I quickly bumped "being rational" to the top of my to-do list.

Voted down because your realization is flawed. Achieving anything does not require you to be rational, as evidenced by this post.

The Master of the Way treats people as straw dogs.

Your strategy of dealing with people is also flawed: does the Master of the Way always defect? If you were a skilled exploiter, you wouldn't give obvious signals that you are an exploiter. Instead, you seem to be signaling "Vote me off the island!" to society, and this community. You may want to reconsider that position.

Comment author: Annoyance 01 June 2009 03:18:09PM -1 points [-]

Voted down because your realization is flawed. Achieving anything does not require you to be rational, as evidenced by this post.

Wanting to accomplish thing X, and being able to expect it to occur as a result of actions I take, requires rationality.

Your objection is incorrect.

Your strategy of dealing with people is also flawed:

Your understanding of my strategy is incorrect, as evidenced by your question.