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RichardKennaway comments on LW's image problem: "Rationality" is suspicious - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 19 July 2011 07:33:33PM *  21 points [-]

So therefore I think LW's admins/web designers should seriously consider replacing the rationality tagline

As far as I'm concerned, rationality is what LessWrong is about, and the tagline says exactly that. I'm not interested in reading a Singularity/AI/transhumanism forum, and those exist elsewhere for those who are. I assume that the SIAI and FHI logos have to be there to acknowledge the funding, but if it wasn't for that, I'd rather see them removed.

OTOH, it does in fact have a singularitarian agenda: to create or attract people sufficiently rational to do real work on FAI.

Comment author: timtyler 19 July 2011 07:55:30PM 3 points [-]

I assume that the SIAI and FHI logos have to be there to acknowledge the funding, but if it wasn't for that, I'd rather see them removed.

Surely better to declare your affiliations and sponsors - rather than hide them - no?

Comment author: RichardKennaway 19 July 2011 08:00:11PM *  5 points [-]

That's what I was saying. LW gets their money, they get a place in the masthead. I don't have a problem with that. In fact, I'm surprised not to see an explicit acknowledgement of the sponsorship anywhere.

ETA: The foot of the ABOUT page briefly mentions that LW is "associated with" these organisations and that the founder, EY, works at the SI.

Comment author: timtyler 19 July 2011 08:15:53PM 5 points [-]

I for one have no idea what the terms of the deals with the overlords are.

Comment author: Larks 19 July 2011 10:09:21PM 4 points [-]

IIRC, The guys at Tricycle wanted to donate to SIAI, but realised/were told that they could more usefully donate their skills by making/maintaining LW.

Comment author: timtyler 20 July 2011 08:10:19AM *  0 points [-]

Tricycle? Surely they are more "engineers" than "overlords".

Comment author: lessdazed 23 July 2011 06:25:08AM 0 points [-]

And Stalin was just a secretary. ;)

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