And he has the gall to imply that this is Harry’s fault for trying to be sensible
Harry thinks this. In general it’s not a good idea to assume that authors agree with everything their characters think, and Eliezer has explicitly pointed this out on several occasions.
Okay, the narrative implies this. I frankly don’t care what the author himself thinks.
And yes, I have. In the context where I read it, it was an uplifting piece about accepting that we live in a difficult world and making the best of it, and about the very obvious fact that death is bad. You bringing this up in this context makes me angry for some reason I don’t quite understand.
Harry thinks this. In general it’s not a good idea to assume that authors agree with everything their characters think, and Eliezer has explicitly pointed this out on several occasions.
I think this was deliberate. Have you read the piece Eliezer wrote about his brother?
Okay, the narrative implies this. I frankly don’t care what the author himself thinks.
And yes, I have. In the context where I read it, it was an uplifting piece about accepting that we live in a difficult world and making the best of it, and about the very obvious fact that death is bad. You bringing this up in this context makes me angry for some reason I don’t quite understand.