If someone disliked Will’s comment they could already downvote it. I’m about 80% confident that the people who downvoted your comment did so because they thought it didn’t contribute to the discussion rather than because they wanted an extra way of “lashing out” at Will or at you.
And, I repeat, if you are actually interested in rational discussion then you might want to consider explaining what I said that makes Will’s response appropriate. (From others of your comments it’s clear that you’re a very intelligent person, so I promise I’d pay attention. And, for the avoidance of doubt, when I said “I haven’t thought this through very hard” I meant it; so I take it that Will’s remark and yours are intended to indicate some particularly egregious wrongness on my part.)
intended to indicate some particularly egregious wrongness
No, just garden variety half-wrong the way like a quarter of LW comments are garden variety half-wrong. But I have higher standards for you than most LW folk since you make insightful technical comments so I felt it was maybe worth just pointing out that I disagreed with you even after hearing your arguments even though I didn’t have time to expound on why I disagreed.
If someone disliked Will’s comment they could already downvote it.
Yes, but they couldn’t downvote my upvote, which is why I made a karma sink for them.
I repeat, if you are actually interested in rational discussion then you might want to consider explaining what I said that makes Will’s response appropriate.
Material implications are always true when their antecedent is false.
From others of your comments it’s clear that you’re a very intelligent person, so I promise I’d pay attention.
Flatterer.
I take it that Will’s remark and yours are intended to indicate some particularly egregious wrongness on my part
There was nothing imaginary about it. People tend to feel better about things they don’t like if they can lash out at someone in response.
If someone disliked Will’s comment they could already downvote it. I’m about 80% confident that the people who downvoted your comment did so because they thought it didn’t contribute to the discussion rather than because they wanted an extra way of “lashing out” at Will or at you.
And, I repeat, if you are actually interested in rational discussion then you might want to consider explaining what I said that makes Will’s response appropriate. (From others of your comments it’s clear that you’re a very intelligent person, so I promise I’d pay attention. And, for the avoidance of doubt, when I said “I haven’t thought this through very hard” I meant it; so I take it that Will’s remark and yours are intended to indicate some particularly egregious wrongness on my part.)
No, just garden variety half-wrong the way like a quarter of LW comments are garden variety half-wrong. But I have higher standards for you than most LW folk since you make insightful technical comments so I felt it was maybe worth just pointing out that I disagreed with you even after hearing your arguments even though I didn’t have time to expound on why I disagreed.
OK, noted.
Yes, but they couldn’t downvote my upvote, which is why I made a karma sink for them.
Material implications are always true when their antecedent is false.
Flatterer.
Probably unwarranted.
EDIT: Unwarranted; see brother comment.