Yes, we told everyone they were in the minority. It’s a “game”.
I think this is bad. I mean, it’s not that big a deal, but I generally speaking expect messages I receive from The LessWrong Team to not tell falsehoods.
My current moral code says “it’s okay to do things like this, as part of games, psychology study-ish-things, jokes, etc”, if you tell people the truth shortly afterwards (which we did).
Separate from the moral issue, this is the kind of trick you can only pull once. I assume that almost everyone who received the “your selected response is currently in the minority” message believed it, that will not be the case next year.
I think this is bad. I mean, it’s not that big a deal, but I generally speaking expect messages I receive from The LessWrong Team to not tell falsehoods.
My metahonesty is I might hoodwink you a little on April Fools, Petrov Day, and similar.
Indeed—but maybe I was overly paranoid and I should’ve just clicked the buttons on the day.
My current moral code says “it’s okay to do things like this, as part of games, psychology study-ish-things, jokes, etc”, if you tell people the truth shortly afterwards (which we did).
Separate from the moral issue, this is the kind of trick you can only pull once. I assume that almost everyone who received the “your selected response is currently in the minority” message believed it, that will not be the case next year.
Yup, seems correct.