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paper-machine comments on The Singularity Institute's Arrogance Problem - Less Wrong Discussion

63 Post author: lukeprog 18 January 2012 10:30PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 20 January 2012 01:01:06PM 14 points [-]

This isn't a useful counterargument when the subject at hand is public relations. Several organizations have been completely pwned by hostile parties cherry-picking quotes.

Comment author: [deleted] 20 January 2012 09:17:05PM 2 points [-]

The point was "you may be quote mining" which is a useful thing to tell a LWer, even if it doesn't mean a thing to "the masses".

Comment author: amcknight 20 January 2012 08:38:14PM 1 point [-]

Good point.