Fucking Goddamn Basics of Rationalist Discourse — LessWrong
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1. Don't say false shit omg this one's so basic what are you even doing. And to be perfectly fucking clear "false shit" includes exaggeration for d…
x Fucking Goddamn Basics of Rationalist Discourse — LessWrong Best of LessWrong 2023 Humor Summaries Rationality Frontpage 364 Fucking Goddamn Basics of Rationalist Discourse by LoganStrohl 4th Feb 2023 1 min read 104 364 Don't say false shit omg this one's so basic what are you even doing. And to be perfectly fucking clear "false shit" includes exaggeration for dramatic effect. Exaggeration is just another way for shit to be false. You do NOT (necessarily) know what you fucking saw . What you saw and what you thought about it are two different things. Keep them the fuck straight. Performative
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