How about acting like an adoring fan in but in a tongue-in-cheek self-mocking way? Seems to be what’s going on with the Eliezer Yudkowky facts. It may be misinterpreted (see Poe’s law ), but could make the fandom a bit more level-headed.
Seems risky. I’m not sure how much of the psychology of fandom respects the sincere/tongue-in-cheek distinction, whether from the inside or the outside, and that’s a question I’d really want answered before we start leveraging it for social engineering purposes.
Seems risky. I’m not sure how much of the psychology of fandom respects the sincere/tongue-in-cheek distinction, whether from the inside or the outside, and that’s a question I’d really want answered before we start leveraging it for social engineering purposes.