What are LessWrong's thoughts on Venkatesh Rao, Gregory Rader, and Daniel Lemire?

InquilineKea

I don't think we should criticize[1] people on a public forum, on the internet where nothing ever gets deleted. For one, this is just not the kind of thread that is going to produce insightful ideas or a healthy discussion.

Second, it's just too delicate a subject matter. I have my thoughts on the authors you list, but I keep deleting whatever I write. I just can't find a way to discuss it in good taste. And really, how can I possibly give my critique on Venkat who came up with the brilliant "I was expecting an inquisition by a panel of Spocks" to refer to the judging nature of the LW populace!

[1] To judge; not necessarily to find fault.

That's quite an extreme degree of self-censorship! Especially with respect to Rao, who's practically a public figure: he's written a book, runs a blog where people can comment on his ideas, and hosts a mailing list.

3InquilineKea15y

Hm, well, I'm not asking LW to criticize them - I'm just inquiring about what LW thinks about their ideas (since LW is the only community whose input I would really consider). Right now, I'm pretty much an uncritical fanboy of them, but I'd still like to update my beliefs with some discussion (of course I'll always respect them a lot)