David Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 years agoI haven't seen people wilfully misunderstand all possible criticism of them so hard since the last time rationalists hit the headlines, with Scott Alexanderold.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkI haven't seen people wilfully misunderstand all possible criticism of them so hard since the last time rationalists hit the headlines, with Scott Alexanderold.reddit.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareself@awful.systemsMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agothe downvotes and absolute lack of replies whenever SneerClubMod made a point they couldn’t pedantically dismiss are very noticeable
minus-squareSoy@masto.ailinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years ago@self @gerikson Combined with fact that they started this post as an invitation for dialogue, an attempt to bridge the gaps, but it quickly turns into reasoning from first feelings, and dismissal of the actual experts.
minus-squareDavid Gerard@awful.systemsOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years ago* an invitation for monologue
minus-squareSoy@masto.ailinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years ago@dgerard Yes, indeed, I unconsciously steelmanned it sorry.
the downvotes and absolute lack of replies whenever SneerClubMod made a point they couldn’t pedantically dismiss are very noticeable
@self @gerikson Combined with fact that they started this post as an invitation for dialogue, an attempt to bridge the gaps, but it quickly turns into reasoning from first feelings, and dismissal of the actual experts.
* an invitation for monologue
@dgerard Yes, indeed, I unconsciously steelmanned it sorry.