Elezier wrote: > Vassar, surprised to see you seconding Roko
Eliezer: I think that you misunderstand Roko, but that doesn’t really matter, as he seems to understand you fairly well right now and to be learning effectively.
A pity, mostly—he had a lot of useful contributions, got in an argument with Eliezer, and left after deleting all of his posts. I think he came back briefly a few months afterwards to clarify some of his positions, but didn’t stay long. It’s the kind of drama that seems unfortunately common in online communities :P
Elezier wrote: > Vassar, surprised to see you seconding Roko
So WHO is Roko?
An ex-member who deleted all of his posts.
Thanks, I googled for roko + lesswrong and after reading some comments this whole Roko-affair seems to be kinda creepy...
A pity, mostly—he had a lot of useful contributions, got in an argument with Eliezer, and left after deleting all of his posts. I think he came back briefly a few months afterwards to clarify some of his positions, but didn’t stay long. It’s the kind of drama that seems unfortunately common in online communities :P