I also agree that the comment came across as rude. I mostly give Eliezer a pass for this kind of rudeness because he’s wound up in the genuinely awkward position of being a well-known intellectual figure (at least in these circles), which creates a natural asymmetry between him and (most of) his critics.
I’m open to being convinced that I’m making a mistake here, but at present my view is that comments primarily concerning how Eliezer’s response tugs at the social fabric (including the upthread reply from iceman) are generally unproductive.
(Quentin, to his credit, responded by directly answering Eliezer’s question, and indeed the resulting (short) thread seems to have resulted in some clarification. I have a lot more respect for that kind of object-level response, than I do for responses along the lines of iceman’s reply.)
I’m open to being convinced that I’m making a mistake here, but at present my view is that comments primarily concerning how Eliezer’s responses tug at the social fabric (including the original response from iceman) are usually not productive.
That’s reasonable and I generally agree. I’m not sure what to think about Eliezer’s comment atm except that it upsets me when it maybe shouldn’t, and that I also understand the awkward position he’s in. I definitely don’t want to derail the discussion, here.
I also agree that the comment came across as rude. I mostly give Eliezer a pass for this kind of rudeness because he’s wound up in the genuinely awkward position of being a well-known intellectual figure (at least in these circles), which creates a natural asymmetry between him and (most of) his critics.
I’m open to being convinced that I’m making a mistake here, but at present my view is that comments primarily concerning how Eliezer’s response tugs at the social fabric (including the upthread reply from iceman) are generally unproductive.
(Quentin, to his credit, responded by directly answering Eliezer’s question, and indeed the resulting (short) thread seems to have resulted in some clarification. I have a lot more respect for that kind of object-level response, than I do for responses along the lines of iceman’s reply.)
That’s reasonable and I generally agree. I’m not sure what to think about Eliezer’s comment atm except that it upsets me when it maybe shouldn’t, and that I also understand the awkward position he’s in. I definitely don’t want to derail the discussion, here.