Manifesto of the Silent Minority
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Manifesto of the Silent Minority
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#2Cute and disturbing, but reading the survey responses (there weren’t a whole lot), the piece seems highly embellished. It reads like a sociopathic mad-lib and I’m not sure there are any valuable takeaways here (particularly insights about a so-called Silent Majority)
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#3Cute and disturbing, but reading the survey responses (there weren’t a whole lot), the piece seems highly embellished. It reads like a sociopathic mad-lib and I’m not sure there are any valuable takeaways here (particularly insights about a so-called Silent Majority)
The piece never refers to a "so-called Silent Majority". It's called "Manifesto of the Silent Minority".
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#4Cute and disturbing, but reading the survey responses (there weren’t a whole lot), the piece seems highly embellished. It reads like a sociopathic mad-lib and I’m not sure there are any valuable takeaways here (particularly insights about a so-called Silent Majority)
Less Wrong is a very opinionated site that should definitely be taken with a heavy dose of scepticism. Some of it is pretty out there.
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#6Pity about the redacted list. Would have liked to see the original
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#7> If I cannot abolish democracy then I will repeal the 19th amendment and leave the rest to OpenAI.
Is this a bad joke?
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#8Not really sure of the value of this is? Unless I am missing something, this reads like it was written by an "edgy teenager". Perhaps I am just missing some context.
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#9Not really sure of the value of this is? Unless I am missing something, this reads like it was written by an "edgy teenager". Perhaps I am just missing some context.
It's the Thiel Question. The value in it is supposed to be that it generates thoughtful and insightful responses - if you are right and 99% of people are wrong then that is indeed impressive. Unfortunately, it selects purely from the extremes, where real insight is random. If it generated more concrete (i.e. scientific) responses that could be tested, it would be a much better question.
Re: Manifesto of the Silent Minority
#10Not really sure of the value of this is? Unless I am missing something, this reads like it was written by an "edgy teenager". Perhaps I am just missing some context.
It's the Thiel Question. The value in it is supposed to be that it generates thoughtful and insightful responses - if you are right and 99% of people are wrong then that is indeed impressive. Unfortunately, it selects purely from the extremes, where real insight is random. If it generated more concrete (i.e. scientific) responses that could be tested, it would be a much better question.
Unfortunately, with today's standards of critical thinking and speaking, you get fired for speaking independently, this is more likely to spawn a new movement rather than provoke thoughtful responses.