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ChristianKl comments on Rudeness - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 02 September 2013 04:29:45PM 1 point [-]

But making rationally sound argument should not be about winning.

This website is actually about making rationally sound argument. In real life a lot of situation aren't and it's often better to concentrate on the effects that the words you are saying have on other people than about whether arguments are intellectually sound.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 02 September 2013 05:22:56PM *  1 point [-]

Or perhaps, to reinterpret things Eliezer has said: This website is actually about winning.

I for one would rather learn how to be a better alpha male than how to be more rational. At least, for the next 10 years.

Comment author: tgb 03 September 2013 12:33:11PM 1 point [-]

But that doesn't mean someone who isn't already an alpha male shouldn't want to learn to be less so. I am reminded of this.