I appreciate how Ben handled this: it was nice for him to let me comment before he posted and for him to also add some words of appreciation at the end.
Regarding point 2, since I was viewing this in game mode I had no real reason to worry about being tricked. Avoiding being tricked by not posting about it would have been like avoiding losing in chess by never making the next move.
I guess other than that, I’d suggest that even a counterfactual donation of $100 to charity not occurring would feel more significant than the frontpage going down for a day. Like the current penalty feels like it was specifically chosen to be insignificant.
Also, I definitely would have taken it more seriously if I realised it was serious to people. This wasn’t even in my zone of possibility.
I’d suggest that even a counterfactual donation of $100 to charity not occurring would feel more significant than the frontpage going down for a day.
This suggests an interesting idea: A charity drive for the week leading up to Petrov Day, on condition that the funds will be publicly wasted if anyone pushes the button (e.g. by sending bitcoin to a dead-end address, or donating to two opposing politicians’ campaigns).
I’ll just throw in my two cents here and say that I was somewhat surprised by how serious the Ben’s post is. I was around for the Petrov Day celebration last year, and I also thought of it as just a fun little game. I can’t remember if I screwed around with the button or not (I can’t even remember if there was a button for me).
Then again, I do take Ben’s point: a person does have a responsibility to notice when something that’s being treated like a game is actually serious and important. Not that I think 24 hours of LW being down is necessarily “serious and important”.
Overall, though, I’m not throwing much of a reputation hit (if any at all) into my mental books for you.
I appreciate how Ben handled this: it was nice for him to let me comment before he posted and for him to also add some words of appreciation at the end.
Regarding point 2, since I was viewing this in game mode I had no real reason to worry about being tricked. Avoiding being tricked by not posting about it would have been like avoiding losing in chess by never making the next move.
I guess other than that, I’d suggest that even a counterfactual donation of $100 to charity not occurring would feel more significant than the frontpage going down for a day. Like the current penalty feels like it was specifically chosen to be insignificant.
Also, I definitely would have taken it more seriously if I realised it was serious to people. This wasn’t even in my zone of possibility.
This suggests an interesting idea: A charity drive for the week leading up to Petrov Day, on condition that the funds will be publicly wasted if anyone pushes the button (e.g. by sending bitcoin to a dead-end address, or donating to two opposing politicians’ campaigns).
I’ll just throw in my two cents here and say that I was somewhat surprised by how serious the Ben’s post is. I was around for the Petrov Day celebration last year, and I also thought of it as just a fun little game. I can’t remember if I screwed around with the button or not (I can’t even remember if there was a button for me).
Then again, I do take Ben’s point: a person does have a responsibility to notice when something that’s being treated like a game is actually serious and important. Not that I think 24 hours of LW being down is necessarily “serious and important”.
Overall, though, I’m not throwing much of a reputation hit (if any at all) into my mental books for you.