Could I ask you to post the quotes as a separate post? They are priceless (and I’d love to be able to see what they applied to—so please include the references as well).
I should add, don’t get a wrong impression from those quotes. I still believe he might actually be that smart. He’s at least the smartest person I know of by what I’ve read. Except when it comes to public relations. You shouldn’t say those things if you do not explain yourself sufficiently at the same time.
If I am ignorant about a phenomenon, that is not a fact about the phenomenon; it just means I am not Eliezer Yudkowsky. -- Eliezer Yudkowsky Facts
Here some stuff EY uttered for real:
People don’t know these things until I explain them! (Reference)
You will soon learn that your smart friends and favorite SF writers are not remotely close to the rationality standards of Less Wrong, and you will no longer think it anywhere near as plausible that their differing opinion is because they know some incredible secret knowledge you don’t. (Reference)
So take my word for it, I know more than you do, no really I do, and SHUT UP. (Reference)
The first two, well the context is there, just click ‘Parent’. The third is from something that has now been deleted. I can’t go into detail but can send you a PM if you want.
Updated it without the quotes now so people don’t get unnecessary distracted.
Could I ask you to post the quotes as a separate post? They are priceless (and I’d love to be able to see what they applied to—so please include the references as well).
I should add, don’t get a wrong impression from those quotes. I still believe he might actually be that smart. He’s at least the smartest person I know of by what I’ve read. Except when it comes to public relations. You shouldn’t say those things if you do not explain yourself sufficiently at the same time.
Here some stuff EY uttered for real:
People don’t know these things until I explain them! (Reference)
You will soon learn that your smart friends and favorite SF writers are not remotely close to the rationality standards of Less Wrong, and you will no longer think it anywhere near as plausible that their differing opinion is because they know some incredible secret knowledge you don’t. (Reference)
So take my word for it, I know more than you do, no really I do, and SHUT UP. (Reference)
The first two, well the context is there, just click ‘Parent’. The third is from something that has now been deleted. I can’t go into detail but can send you a PM if you want.
Now I’m curious what they were, and where they came from. Distract me, but in a sub-thread.