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John_Maxwell_IV comments on 2012 Less Wrong Census Survey: Call For Critiques/Questions - Less Wrong Discussion

20 Post author: Yvain 19 October 2012 01:12AM

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 19 October 2012 10:07:59AM *  8 points [-]

I think it might be interesting to measure altruism somehow.

Also, my political affiliation is "clueless pragmatist": I don't know how to run my country and haven't studied the question much, but I'm open to whatever works in practice. I assume this is too rare to get its own option in the politics section? Pretty sure I've met at least one other LWer who has a similar view.

Comment author: shminux 19 October 2012 03:34:33PM *  3 points [-]

I like the "clueless pragmatist" option.

Comment author: Epiphany 28 October 2012 01:08:54AM *  1 point [-]

I'm sort of like this, except my view is "I'm pragmatic and I might not be knowledgeable enough to know what to do but I'm knowledgeable enough to have noticed that the political machine is clueless".

I requested "other" and explained my view a bit.

Comment author: ikrase 21 October 2012 08:15:27AM 1 point [-]

I can do one better! Clueless Overly Aggressive Pragmatist With A Grudge!

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 22 October 2012 04:04:04AM *  1 point [-]

Do you have specific suggestions on how to rewrite my comment to make it come across as less obnoxious?

Comment author: ikrase 12 December 2012 10:37:17PM 0 points [-]

I am actually agreeing with you. You are not obnoxious. Or, perhaps I might say, I can tolerate you failing to be obnoxious enough.

I am kind of strange, even for LW.