I disagree, especially here on Lw! When user-Bob tells user-Alice that her behavior is immoral, he’s probably setting out to help her maximize her utility function more effectively.
My historical observations do not support this prediction.
I submit that if I say, “you should x”, and it is not the case that “x is rational”, then I’m doing something wrong. Your putative observations should have been associated with downvotes, and the charitable interpretation remains that comments here are in support of rationality.
My historical observations do not support this prediction.
I submit that if I say, “you should x”, and it is not the case that “x is rational”, then I’m doing something wrong. Your putative observations should have been associated with downvotes, and the charitable interpretation remains that comments here are in support of rationality.