= 27d567bc2d48d9f40e9ccc20ea370b15)
passive_fist comments on Open Thread, May 11 - May 17, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
= 783df68a0f980790206b9ea87794c5b6)
Loading…= b715d02e85f7b3b4ae65ca3d3e450868)
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Powered by Reddit
= f037147d6e6c911a85753b9abdedda8d)
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (247)
Just a PSA: advancedatheist has a fixation on dehumanizing rationalists with an especial focus on rationalists 'not being able to get laid'. Here's some of his posts on this matter:
http://lesswrong.com/lw/lzb/open_thread_apr_01_apr_05_2015/c7gr
http://lesswrong.com/lw/m4h/when_does_technological_enhancement_feel_natural/cc09
http://lesswrong.com/lw/m1p/open_thread_apr_13_apr_19_2015/cams
http://lesswrong.com/lw/dqz/a_marriage_ceremony_for_aspiring_rationalists/72wr
It's best not to 'feed the trolls', so to speak.
So why lash out at him for this now when he isn't currently doing that? In any case I don't think he was trolling (deliberately trying to cause anger) so much as he was just morbidly fixated on a topic, and couldn't stop bringing it up,
I'm pointing it out for the benefit of others who may not understand where AA is coming from.
I recommend responding to whatever specific problematic things he might say rather than issuing a general warning.
I am responding to quite specific problematic things he's saying. My comment is in response to AAs and is in reply to a reply to his comment. If I were to directly reply to him saying the same thing, my intentions would probably be misunderstood.
Another thing AA seems to do quite a lot is link to pro-death blog posts and articles that he doesn't endorse. I get the impression that's what he was doing with some of the above links. IIRC he's signed up for cryonics, so it seems unlikely that he's trying to push a pro-death agenda.
So, AA, if you're reading down here, why are you signed up for cryonics while posting pro-death links and complaining at length about never getting laid? Optimism for a hereafter, despair for the present, and bitterness for the past. This is not a good conjunction.
Maybe he just sees value on challenging the status quo?
I interpret it more as "look at these awful things people are saying about us".
That's a weirdly weak collection of posts to complain about. It seems more like AA is noting his OWN lack of ability to get laid and has a degree of curiosity on the subject that would naturally result from such a situation. He also (correctly, I expect) anticipates that a noticeable number of people who are or have been in the same boat as him are on LW.
I have seen some really obnoxious posts by AA, but these don't strike me as great examples. I am not about to go digging for them.
I've noticed. While it certainly informs my attitude to everything he posts, he is mostly still at the level of worth responding to.