This is not (to paraphrase Eliezer) a thunderbolt of insight. [...]
This sentence seems exactly the same to me as saying, “This was obvious, but, [...]”.
Sometimes, people assert obviousness as a self-deprecating maneuver or to preempt criticism, rather than because they believe that everyone would consider the statement in question obvious.
This sentence seems exactly the same to me as saying, “This was obvious, but, [...]”.
Sometimes, people assert obviousness as a self-deprecating maneuver or to preempt criticism, rather than because they believe that everyone would consider the statement in question obvious.