The post argues that a single instance proves that lack of tolerance holds back the singularity. That’s a stupid argument. The kind of argument people make if the operate in the mental domain of politics and suddenly throw out their standards for rational reasoning.
It also quite naive in that it thinks that having the singularity now would be a good thing. Given that we don’t know how to build FAI at the moment having the singularity now might mean an obliteration of the human race.
I don’t know, but a pattern I’ve noticed lately is that posts that can be understood as “soldiers for the progressive side” will often get two or three downvotes pretty quickly, and then get upvoted back to zero over the next few days. (If they are otherwise interesting they typically get lots more upvotes.)
It was already downvoted when I saw it so I didn’t give it the most charitable reading, I thought it amounted to little more than a political cheer and not something that belongs here.
I think you posts was interesting., so why the downvote? I’m new here, and I’m just trying to understand Karma system. Any particular reason?
The post argues that a single instance proves that lack of tolerance holds back the singularity. That’s a stupid argument. The kind of argument people make if the operate in the mental domain of politics and suddenly throw out their standards for rational reasoning.
It also quite naive in that it thinks that having the singularity now would be a good thing. Given that we don’t know how to build FAI at the moment having the singularity now might mean an obliteration of the human race.
I don’t know, but a pattern I’ve noticed lately is that posts that can be understood as “soldiers for the progressive side” will often get two or three downvotes pretty quickly, and then get upvoted back to zero over the next few days. (If they are otherwise interesting they typically get lots more upvotes.)
I suspect that pattern is relevant here.
I’ve noticed similar things. Probably some knee-jerk votes coming from NRX’s, or from folks who just hate seeing political comments here. Or both.
It was already downvoted when I saw it so I didn’t give it the most charitable reading, I thought it amounted to little more than a political cheer and not something that belongs here.