Slate Star Codex and Silicon Valley’s War Against the Media

Post by fzeroracer » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 7:12 PM UTC

NicolasGorden wrote: post #248

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> Over-reacting is not 'by definition the result of an emotional response'. My immune system over-reacts to many external stimuli and causes allergic reactions. These are not emotional. So you're stating things that are easily and demonstrably wrong. This is the epitome of disingenuous. The dictionary definition of overreaction is "a more emotional or forcible response than is justified". You're attempting to use the…

> You're attempting to use the clinical definition of an overreaction Someone can 'overreact when driving' and flip the car on a turn. I regularly over react when playing video games and miss a jump. Companies over react to data and make bad choices. So not just in a 'clinical definition'. I've given you plenty of examples of over reacting being non-emotional. Even your definition, the one you quote, says that over r…

Post by reedwolf » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 7:14 PM UTC

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amznthrwaway wrote: post #118

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There are only two rational explanations here: 1) Scott Alexander wanted more attention, and he realized that deleting his site and blaming the NYT for it would garner dramatically more attention, creating opportunities that he wanted. He recognized that he could become a martyr to a certain group, and use that for future gains. 2) Scott Alexander is an absolute moron who did not foresee the Streisand Effect that he…

What's your definition of smart? Left wing?

Post by memexy » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 7:15 PM UTC

mst wrote: post #260

memexy wrote: post #249

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We are all entitled to our beliefs. I merely outlined an argument for why I think how I do. Maybe Scott is a perfectly nice person but his writing is full of associations that say otherwise. I did not know anything about SSC when someone first introduced me to the blog, I did not even know who Scott was or what the blog was about but the more I read the more I noticed certain patterns. I did not start with a specific…

> We are all entitled to our beliefs. I merely outlined an argument for why I think how I do. The point I'm trying to make here is that "It's hard to explain but his intention in much of his writing was coded. He would consistently use certain keywords and phrases to make certain associations and when you follow through the logic it becomes very sinister" does not, in fact, outline an argument. It merely asserts that…

Post by zozbot234 » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 7:18 PM UTC

saalweachter wrote: post #264

AnthonyMouse wrote: post #256

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Let's try it this way. For any given website, more likely than not they would want the Internet Archive to archive it. For any given internet user, more likely than not they wouldn't want a website to track them for the purposes of advertising and price discrimination. This tells us what the defaults should be in each case, and let the exceptions change the setting if they want.

Is the Internet Archive archiving websites for the benefit of the internet users or the benefit of the website authors?

Post by psds2 » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 7:19 PM UTC

AnthonyMouse wrote: post #256

recursive wrote: post #194

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I'm not sure if it means that. I'm just sure that for each purpose, we can find someone that relies on it.

Let's try it this way. For any given website, more likely than not they would want the Internet Archive to archive it. For any given internet user, more likely than not they wouldn't want a website to track them for the purposes of advertising and price discrimination. This tells us what the defaults should be in each case, and let the exceptions change the setting if they want.