I’m willing to accept and update on criticism that this post was trollish or otherwise inappropriate. But I’m not sure I agree with the applause light criticism in particular.
If I understood it correctly, Eliezer described an applause light as a statement that was vacuous because its negation was obviously unacceptable. But there have been people here who stated that they don’t want to save the world (not just that they disagree with how it’s phrased or presented). And they didn’t get demolished for it.
Here, my dear Giles, have a written downvote in the form of supporting this comment. This. Is. Applause Lights.
I’m willing to accept and update on criticism that this post was trollish or otherwise inappropriate. But I’m not sure I agree with the applause light criticism in particular.
If I understood it correctly, Eliezer described an applause light as a statement that was vacuous because its negation was obviously unacceptable. But there have been people here who stated that they don’t want to save the world (not just that they disagree with how it’s phrased or presented). And they didn’t get demolished for it.