I set a threshold of say +15 points, to reduce my reading.
It took me some time, until I found out that this is a self-reinforcing system of evaluation of a belief-set.
Right?
The ‘tribe’ reinforces its own beliefs.
The more contentious the issue is, the more effective the filter is.
300 comments—filter out the 30 most highly rated, read them, then here You are.
This is very LessWrong, and is basically is a reflection of a herd-mentality.
On the downside, where I solidly rest, are the bad guys of Dante’s Divina comedia.
They get a minus, and the more they gather, the deeper in rational hell they are.
So give me more minuses, to expose your fundamental hypocrisy.
Sorry. There are a couple of interesting snippets buried in your comments...however, your one-line-at-a-time style and jarring subject changes kind of make my brain hurt. (Is that the point?)
“the commenter got +30 points.”
I set a threshold of say +15 points, to reduce my reading.
It took me some time, until I found out that this is a self-reinforcing system of evaluation of a belief-set. Right?
The ‘tribe’ reinforces its own beliefs.
The more contentious the issue is, the more effective the filter is. 300 comments—filter out the 30 most highly rated, read them, then here You are.
This is very LessWrong, and is basically is a reflection of a herd-mentality.
On the downside, where I solidly rest, are the bad guys of Dante’s Divina comedia. They get a minus, and the more they gather, the deeper in rational hell they are.
So give me more minuses, to expose your fundamental hypocrisy.
This just in! Some people on the internet agree about some stuff! Film at 11!
Sorry. There are a couple of interesting snippets buried in your comments...however, your one-line-at-a-time style and jarring subject changes kind of make my brain hurt. (Is that the point?)