Additionally, the individuals who suspect Gleb of manipulating upvotes to try to be taken more seriously all just updated.
I defended a post as not representing Less Wrong because it was massively downvoted, demonstrating the community attitude towards the post. The reciprocal—that upvotes equate to community support—clearly doesn’t hold, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and point.
If I was interested in manipulating upvotes, it would much more easy for me to create sock puppets or have volunteers/virtual assistants create sock puppets than have people take their time to introduce themselves and engage with Less Wrong.
“That’s not how I would do it” generally is not the best way to respond to something you take as an accusation. Especially when you include a novel element in your protest, namely, the “have volunteers/virtual assistances create sock puppets” piece.
Firstly, because you don’t want to share those kinds of ideas. Secondly, because you’ve added details to a story you’re trying to repudiate, making it seem more likely.
Additionally, the individuals who suspect Gleb of manipulating upvotes to try to be taken more seriously all just updated.
I defended a post as not representing Less Wrong because it was massively downvoted, demonstrating the community attitude towards the post. The reciprocal—that upvotes equate to community support—clearly doesn’t hold, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and point.
If I was interested in manipulating upvotes, it would much more easy for me to create sock puppets or have volunteers/virtual assistants create sock puppets than have people take their time to introduce themselves and engage with Less Wrong.
“That’s not how I would do it” generally is not the best way to respond to something you take as an accusation. Especially when you include a novel element in your protest, namely, the “have volunteers/virtual assistances create sock puppets” piece.
Firstly, because you don’t want to share those kinds of ideas. Secondly, because you’ve added details to a story you’re trying to repudiate, making it seem more likely.
Good points, upvoted. I fall into this trap too often. Thanks for the helpful suggestions!