Even if my interpretation is wrong, I’d bet that my interpretation was common, so we’ve lost sight of the point which was that this comment makes LessWrong look like elitists. Changes comment because the relevant thing is not whether that interpretation is valid, what’s relevant is whether it would be common.
I’d expect a site calling itself “Elitist Jerks” to be doing so at least somewhat tongue-in-cheek, like most self-deprecation of that species. Inferring based on this that the site’s actually full of elitist jerks is questionable. Inferring based on that and a comparison of forum management styles that LW is likewise full of elitist jerks is very questionable.
No. No it is not.
Even if my interpretation is wrong, I’d bet that my interpretation was common, so we’ve lost sight of the point which was that this comment makes LessWrong look like elitists. Changes comment because the relevant thing is not whether that interpretation is valid, what’s relevant is whether it would be common.
I’d expect a site calling itself “Elitist Jerks” to be doing so at least somewhat tongue-in-cheek, like most self-deprecation of that species. Inferring based on this that the site’s actually full of elitist jerks is questionable. Inferring based on that and a comparison of forum management styles that LW is likewise full of elitist jerks is very questionable.