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Lumifer comments on An update on Signal Data Science (an intensive data science training program) - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 11 April 2016 05:16:34PM 2 points [-]

That's a funny comment. It does exactly the same thing twice: Please tell us where we didn't do too well, oh, and you are COMPLETELY WRONG because we did everything very well.

Comment author: AlexMennen 11 April 2016 10:39:29PM 0 points [-]

In context, it makes a lot of sense for him to do that. He's working for Signal now, so presumably is interested in how to improve the program, and he was a participant at the same time as Fluttershy, so he got an impression of the program as a participant.

Comment author: Lumifer 12 April 2016 01:05:58AM 1 point [-]

In context, it makes a lot of sense for him to do that.

No, it doesn't. Continuing with the charitable interpretation, wearing these two hats at the same time is... difficult. Either he, as an employee of Signal, is genuinely interested in feedback, or he as a participant thinks Fluttershy is all wrong and making shit up because it was perfect for andrewjho (here he, of course, committs the typical mind fallacy, but that's a minor issue at this point).