Downvotes don’t (necessarily) mean you broke the rules, per se, just that people think the post is low quality. I skimmed this, and it seemed like… a mix of edgy dark politics with poetic obscurantism?
I hadn’t downvoted this post, but I am not sure why OP is surprised given the first four paragraphs, rather than explaining what the post is about, instead celebrate tree murder and insult their (imagined) audience:
so that no references are needed but those any LW-rationalist is expected to have committed to memory by the time of their first Lighthaven cuddle puddle
Downvotes don’t (necessarily) mean you broke the rules, per se, just that people think the post is low quality. I skimmed this, and it seemed like… a mix of edgy dark politics with poetic obscurantism?
I hadn’t downvoted this post, but I am not sure why OP is surprised given the first four paragraphs, rather than explaining what the post is about, instead celebrate tree murder and insult their (imagined) audience:
wait—do you consider that an insult? i snuggled with the best of them
I think it’s quite easy to read as condescending. Happy to hear that’s not the case!