Crocker's Rules didn't give you the right to say anything offensive, but other people could say potentially offensive things to you, and it was your responsibility not to be offended. This was surprisingly hard to explain to people; many people would read the careful explanation and hear, "Crocker's Rules mean you can say offensive things to other people."
Eliezer YudkowskyWhy does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophistication, like youโve seen everything and know better. Or because putting something down feels like pushing yourself up.
Eliezer YudkowskyI'm wondering if there's a spell to make lightning flash in the background whenever I make an ominous resolution.
Eliezer YudkowskyI am tempted to say that a doctorate in AI would be negatively useful, but I am not one to hold someoneโs reckless youth against them โ just because you acquired a doctorate in AI doesnโt mean you should be permanently disqualified.
Eliezer YudkowskyAfter all, if you had the complete decision process, you could run it as an AI, and I'd be coding it up right now.
Eliezer YudkowskyThe important graphs are the ones where some things are not connected to some other things. When the unenlightened ones try to be profound, they draw endless verbal comparisons between this topic, and that topic, which is like this, which is like that; until their graph is fully connected and also totally useless.
Eliezer Yudkowsky