Did you read the quote? He specifically said he was not deleting it, and did not delete it at that time. And he said it wouldn't be deleted. He only deleted some links to it, but said the direct link would continue to work.
Around 50 more comments were added to the discussion after he posted that.
It was deleted some time later. I don't know when. Archive.org doesn't have it.
Does it bother anyone here that (apparently) unpopular ideas are deleted with no reason given, no notice, and no accountability?
It bothers some people - for example, you - but not most of us, no. This is the internet. You need to keep the trolls off, and posting things elsewhere is easy if you feel it's necessary.
Still, I'm not sure why it vanished, if Eliezer didn't delete it. That seems much more bother-worthy than it's unpopularity.
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