Specifically, a screenshot of a moderator warning him that advocating violence is grounds for a ban there. It would also be grounds for a ban on LW.
No, this isn’t true, and I am ultimately head-moderator. I think many people will encounter thoughts and ideas around whether violence is appropriate when they encounter the existential stakes of AI. Discussing whether those ideas are right or wrong is very much a thing I want LessWrong to be able to do.
I think they are almost universally wrong, but people arriving at that conclusion will do so more likely with argument, (and who knows, we do not live in a world where we can truly always rely on never needing to take up arms in some form or another and there certainly are edge-cases here worthy of deliberation). I would much rather someone who is thinking of violence to come here, and be met with genuine and real arguments, instead of being driven into the shadows while feeling like people are censoring any discussion of this leaving them with no choice but to make up their own mind, all on their own without any help, on this extremely difficult and high-stakes decision.
Discussing or advocating violence is not banned on LessWrong (though I would be surprised if it isn’t met with very consistent opposition in practically all cases). This also doesn’t mean that all discussion of violence is permitted. If you are being a dick, or are causing discussions to go off the rails, all the usual moderation rules apply, on all sides of any discussions here.
No, this isn’t true, and I am ultimately head-moderator. I think many people will encounter thoughts and ideas around whether violence is appropriate when they encounter the existential stakes of AI. Discussing whether those ideas are right or wrong is very much a thing I want LessWrong to be able to do.
I think they are almost universally wrong, but people arriving at that conclusion will do so more likely with argument, (and who knows, we do not live in a world where we can truly always rely on never needing to take up arms in some form or another and there certainly are edge-cases here worthy of deliberation). I would much rather someone who is thinking of violence to come here, and be met with genuine and real arguments, instead of being driven into the shadows while feeling like people are censoring any discussion of this leaving them with no choice but to make up their own mind, all on their own without any help, on this extremely difficult and high-stakes decision.
Discussing or advocating violence is not banned on LessWrong (though I would be surprised if it isn’t met with very consistent opposition in practically all cases). This also doesn’t mean that all discussion of violence is permitted. If you are being a dick, or are causing discussions to go off the rails, all the usual moderation rules apply, on all sides of any discussions here.