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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 12 June 2012 02:16:08AM 10 points [-]

His posts on status seeking are incredibly important for human rationality.

I think he has an unfortunate tendency to treat status as a golden hammer, attempting to explain everything in terms of status, whether or not it's a good explanation.

Comment author: wedrifid 12 June 2012 03:05:48AM *  8 points [-]

I think he has an unfortunate tendency to treat status as a golden hammer, attempting to explain everything in terms of status, whether or not it's a good explanation.

His over-eager application to everything new he hears does not greatly diminish the usefulness of his foundational work on the general effects of status. Those are the ones Karmakaiser would want an index of.

Comment author: TimS 12 June 2012 02:18:28AM 2 points [-]

Of all the things you and I agree on, I never thought this point would be one.

Comment author: wedrifid 12 June 2012 03:07:38AM 6 points [-]

Of all the things you and I agree on, I never thought this point would be one.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if Robin himself agreed with this criticism.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 12 June 2012 10:23:05AM *  12 points [-]

It wouldn't surprise me at all if Robin himself agreed with this criticism.

Sure, it would increase his status among rationalists. :D

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