I re-analyzed my motivations and honestly I don’t think I was trying to signal. There’s a small possibility that part of the motivation for the post was a sort of counter-signaling (“Hey, look at me, I listen to Motorhead!”), but for what I can reconstruct I honestly thought it was a good rationality quote. I may overvalue the quote because I like the song, of course, but I still think it has some good content. While the focus here is on God, the message that can be taken from it is, in my opinion, broader.
You mentioned signalling concerns, and I stopped for a moment to think if they were motivated (i.e. if there was a hidden will to signal). I’m here to be less wrong after all ;)
Also, why would Motorhead be counter-signalling?
In my experience it’s not common for high IQ people to listen to hard rock / heavy metal. Indirectly mentioning that instead I do, could have looked like counter-signalling.
I didn’t (up/down)vote (the grandparent) but I imagine it’s a combination of signalling concerns and a distaste for anything resembling theism.
Thank you for sharing your considerations.
I re-analyzed my motivations and honestly I don’t think I was trying to signal. There’s a small possibility that part of the motivation for the post was a sort of counter-signaling (“Hey, look at me, I listen to Motorhead!”), but for what I can reconstruct I honestly thought it was a good rationality quote. I may overvalue the quote because I like the song, of course, but I still think it has some good content. While the focus here is on God, the message that can be taken from it is, in my opinion, broader.
I was analysing the motivations of the downvoters, not yours. Also, why would Motorhead be counter-signalling?
You mentioned signalling concerns, and I stopped for a moment to think if they were motivated (i.e. if there was a hidden will to signal). I’m here to be less wrong after all ;)
In my experience it’s not common for high IQ people to listen to hard rock / heavy metal. Indirectly mentioning that instead I do, could have looked like counter-signalling.