You're looking at Less Wrong's discussion board. This includes all posts, including those that haven't been promoted to the front page yet. For more information, see About Less Wrong.

David_Gerard comments on Open thread, July 29-August 4, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

3 Post author: David_Gerard 29 July 2013 10:26PM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Article Navigation

Comments (381)
Tags: open open_thread

Comments (381)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: gothgirl420666 04 August 2013 08:27:07PM *  3 points [-]

I mean a game changer in this community. Obviously Yvain's blog posts will not have far-reaching real-world political implications.

By the way, singularitarianism is also a seriously minor viewpoint held by cranks.

Comment author: David_Gerard 05 August 2013 06:46:21AM 2 points [-]

By the way, singularitarianism is also a seriously minor viewpoint held by cranks.

Yes, but that doesn't make crank magnetism a good idea.

Comment author: niceguyanon 05 August 2013 06:33:22PM 2 points [-]

Wow, that is awesome, I did not know there was a term for that. I always wondered why there seems to be a stacking effect when it came to bad beliefs. Thanks

Comment author: David_Gerard 05 August 2013 06:57:10PM *  0 points [-]

I think a lot of it is the "vindication of all kooks" effect. NaturalNews is an excellent example.

Powered by Reddit Powered by Reddit