You have now written two long replies discussing my post, without ever getting to the bottom of what you find objectionable about it, or why that particular comment is in need of some special justification.
Cutting through the verbiage, it seems you think I was unconscionably rude to turchin, although you never say what exactly you found rude. As already stated, I wasn’t rude. I mocked his ideas, but not him. You appear to be trying to elide the distinction between belittling an idea and belittling a person, which does not appear accidental; you seem to come from a place where everyone is obliged to be “supportive.” Needless to say, I don’t agree. My comment has mostly been upvoted, so I take it community standards agree with me.
To be clear: my comment was not intended to be supportive; quite the opposite. My comment was intended to say “If you don’t want to look silly to the wider world, or if you really care about solving existential risk, stop what you’re doing. But if what you really care about is winning at San Francisco morality theatre, I’m sure you’re doing just fine.”
You have now written two long replies discussing my post, without ever getting to the bottom of what you find objectionable about it, or why that particular comment is in need of some special justification.
Cutting through the verbiage, it seems you think I was unconscionably rude to turchin, although you never say what exactly you found rude. As already stated, I wasn’t rude. I mocked his ideas, but not him. You appear to be trying to elide the distinction between belittling an idea and belittling a person, which does not appear accidental; you seem to come from a place where everyone is obliged to be “supportive.” Needless to say, I don’t agree. My comment has mostly been upvoted, so I take it community standards agree with me.
To be clear: my comment was not intended to be supportive; quite the opposite. My comment was intended to say “If you don’t want to look silly to the wider world, or if you really care about solving existential risk, stop what you’re doing. But if what you really care about is winning at San Francisco morality theatre, I’m sure you’re doing just fine.”