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How the flying fuck does this have anything to do with publicly expressing disrespect and contempt for a genetically determined group of people, anyway? I agree that the issue of perceived fairness vs. market efficiency isn't clear-cut, but our attitude towards the people who get unlucky must be particularly sensitive.
Would you want Yudkowsky to call anyone who can't work on FAI or get qualified to do so a useless dullard whose only worth to society is donating to SIAI? If you wouldn't, why wouldn't you condemn Aurini's words?
Sorry, I was responding to your question about the difference between instrumental and intrinsic value.
As for Aurini's comment, he's arguing that people (ok in his case women, but I'm generalizing) should be disrespected and treated with contempt when they behave in histrionic or otherwise inappropriate ways, as this will cause them to stop it. Note that if someone is genetically or otherwise predisposed to act in such ways then it's necessary to apply even more pressure for them to stop.
Well, he's more or less done something like that.
Hmm, let's see...
So do you agree with the line above, or not? Do you think that this is a good thing to feel and believe?
What about this style of "argument"? Do you endorse it?
He goes on to talk about "histrionic behaviour" in the next paragraph.
I'd assign it a lower probability then Aurini but probably higher then you.
No, I don't like bulverism.