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:
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Oh, I agree, he has made much stronger posts; like you I just didn’t have the time to search for all of 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.