I think the vest is harmless, but perhaps I’m not the person to go to for how to dress to impress normal people. I don’t seem to be on the autism spectrum, but so far as clothes are concerned, I’m amazed at how much people read into them.
What does horrify me is that I was needed to post the link. Why didn’t the Singularity Institute do it?
No, not really. It’s an exaggeration for humorous effect.
I know what that would actually look like too, and while it might cause even bigger signaling problems for Eliezer, it would certainly be interesting to watch. Did I inadvertantly suggests that I thought Ren Faires and BDSM were bad things?
But, he appears to be wearing a bondage-gear leather vest.
Eliezer FTW.
He looks like he showed up at the last minute from a Renaissance Faire run by sadomasochists.
A day in the life of Eliezer Yudkowsky.
I think the vest is harmless, but perhaps I’m not the person to go to for how to dress to impress normal people. I don’t seem to be on the autism spectrum, but so far as clothes are concerned, I’m amazed at how much people read into them.
What does horrify me is that I was needed to post the link. Why didn’t the Singularity Institute do it?
I guess they assumed since it was on the front page of the SingInst site there was no need...?
Er...not really. I mean, I know what that would look like and, um, no. Sometimes leather is just leather.
No, not really. It’s an exaggeration for humorous effect.
I know what that would actually look like too, and while it might cause even bigger signaling problems for Eliezer, it would certainly be interesting to watch. Did I inadvertantly suggests that I thought Ren Faires and BDSM were bad things?
Well, it would be kinda hard to give a presentation through the branks.
Right garment, wrong venue.
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