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hoofwall comments on Is my theory on why censorship is wrong correct? - Less Wrong Discussion

-24 Post author: hoofwall 12 April 2015 04:03AM

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Comment author: hoofwall 12 April 2015 06:21:01AM -1 points [-]

I think the same thing is going on here. You're not swearing because "fucking" is such an amazingly useful word. You're signalling something. If I had to guess, I'd say that you're signalling that you don't need us by burning your bridges with us.

Who is "us"? Is "us" those who live by LessWrong's philosophy? This community disagrees with my argument? But yes, I believe your conclusion is what I said outright... I use it because it is a trigger word to humans... It pisses them off, despite the fact that I may have said or written a thousand words of argument prior to dropping a human's trigger word that explains why ascribing emotion. and the emotion they do to their trigger word is irrational.

Comment author: DanielLC 12 April 2015 06:34:28AM 2 points [-]

But why do you consider it important to piss people off? If you're just doing it for fun, I'd suggest doing it on YouTube or something so that you're not getting in the way of anything productive.