In this case I think it’s quite obvious that Eugine Nier is the DefectBot and not Kaj_Sotala.
And it wasn’t the people Eugine Nier was downvoting?
No, it wasn’t. Do you have any reason to think it was?
Well Eugine seemed to think so.
He seemed to think they were not rational enough to participate on this site. That’s not the same as being a DefectBot.
Imagine the distance to the “cooperate” button is slightly higher than the “defect” button. Someone who can’t reach the cooperate button might not mean any harm. But from your point of view, they might as well be a defectbot.
And it wasn’t the people Eugine Nier was downvoting?
No, it wasn’t. Do you have any reason to think it was?
Well Eugine seemed to think so.
He seemed to think they were not rational enough to participate on this site. That’s not the same as being a DefectBot.
Imagine the distance to the “cooperate” button is slightly higher than the “defect” button. Someone who can’t reach the cooperate button might not mean any harm. But from your point of view, they might as well be a defectbot.