PhilGoetz comments on Rationality Quotes: May 2011 - Less Wrong Discussion
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Isn't this an anti-rationality quote?
I took "formulate obscure theories to avoid playing the game" as anti-epistemology, and "one can play the game to win" as instrumental rationality. You could convincingly argue that you need to formulate, test, and confirm extremely not-obscure (clear? obvious?) theories to avoid losing.
It does not seem to be. It seems to be instrumental rationality along the lines of Prince or 'Laws of Power'.