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Qiaochu_Yuan comments on Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Argument - Less Wrong Discussion

74 Post author: palladias 18 February 2013 05:05PM

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Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 19 February 2013 06:16:08AM 0 points [-]

Oh, hmm. I got confused about what ESRogs' hypothesis actually implied. Never mind. Anyway, I agree with your interpretation but still think the original phrasing was quite confusing.

Comment author: wedrifid 19 February 2013 07:07:12AM 0 points [-]

Anyway, I agree with your interpretation but still think the original phrasing was quite confusing.

Very much so. Without context the intended meaning would definitely not be the top of the hypothesis list.

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