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I found an error in the first sentence of your post that dissuaded me from giving the rest of it much credence. Saying you didn't read it, but decided to commen

I found an error in the first sentence of your post that dissuaded me from giving the rest of it much credence. Saying you didn't read it, but decided to comment anyways.

dcow 6y ago
It really is a good essay. It's a shame it so easily alienates trunshumanist Musk fanbois.
ALittleLight 6y ago
What error?
- tomazio 6y ago
  That one went right over your head.
  - ALittleLight 6y ago
    No, I don't think so. I think my response went right over yours. The comment is trying to mirror my criticism - "I read the first part, found an error, and stopped". My response is trying to highlight that, in fact, their response does not mirror mine because I had actual errors that I pointed out that motivated me to stop reading, whereas that comment did not (apparently). In other words, if I had actually made substantive errors in my first sentence or so, it might make sense to stop reading. I'd have already demonstrated that my thinking wasn't very clear. If that was the case though, then it would be an invalid criticism of my reasoning (read a bit, saw an error, stopped) because that comment author would be following the same paradigm. On the other hand, if I didn't actually make any substantive errors in the first sentence or so my post, then the criticism is still invalid, because, while I actually pointed out substantive errors in the OP, this comment doesn't point out substantive errors in my comment.
    - LocalPCGuy 6y ago
      It was a joke mostly - but specifically, I find it funny that a portion was read, and instead of just moving on, felt the need to poke at the article without at least finishing it. That is the "error" - who knows, maybe your criticisms were addressed later on? We'll never know :P (like I said, it was mostly in jest, so don't take it too seriously, please)
Izkata 6y ago
Even taking your comment at face value, that's not what the first line of that comment says. It says "continuing to read", indicating a decent chunk of it was read. The remainder of the comment indicates at least 1/3.

I found an error in the first sentence of your post that dissuaded me from giving the rest of it much credence. Saying you didn't read it, but decided to comment anyways.

dcow 6y ago

It really is a good essay. It's a shame it so easily alienates trunshumanist Musk fanbois.

ALittleLight 6y ago

What error?

tomazio 6y ago
That one went right over your head.
- ALittleLight 6y ago
  No, I don't think so. I think my response went right over yours. The comment is trying to mirror my criticism - "I read the first part, found an error, and stopped". My response is trying to highlight that, in fact, their response does not mirror mine because I had actual errors that I pointed out that motivated me to stop reading, whereas that comment did not (apparently). In other words, if I had actually made substantive errors in my first sentence or so, it might make sense to stop reading. I'd have already demonstrated that my thinking wasn't very clear. If that was the case though, then it would be an invalid criticism of my reasoning (read a bit, saw an error, stopped) because that comment author would be following the same paradigm. On the other hand, if I didn't actually make any substantive errors in the first sentence or so my post, then the criticism is still invalid, because, while I actually pointed out substantive errors in the OP, this comment doesn't point out substantive errors in my comment.
  - LocalPCGuy 6y ago
    It was a joke mostly - but specifically, I find it funny that a portion was read, and instead of just moving on, felt the need to poke at the article without at least finishing it. That is the "error" - who knows, maybe your criticisms were addressed later on? We'll never know :P (like I said, it was mostly in jest, so don't take it too seriously, please)

Izkata 6y ago

Even taking your comment at face value, that's not what the first line of that comment says. It says "continuing to read", indicating a decent chunk of it was read. The remainder of the comment indicates at least 1/3.