On the other hand—while I’m also worried about other people’s reaction to that comment, my own reaction was positive. Which suggests there might be other people with positive reactions to it.
I think I like having a community leader who doesn’t come across as though everything he says is carefully tailored to not offend people who might be useful; and occasionally offending such people is one way to signal being such a leader.
I also worry that Eliezer having to filter comments like this would make writing less fun for him; and if that made him write less, it might be worse than offending people.
On the other hand—while I’m also worried about other people’s reaction to that comment, my own reaction was positive. Which suggests there might be other people with positive reactions to it.
I think I like having a community leader who doesn’t come across as though everything he says is carefully tailored to not offend people who might be useful; and occasionally offending such people is one way to signal being such a leader.
I also worry that Eliezer having to filter comments like this would make writing less fun for him; and if that made him write less, it might be worse than offending people.