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Hurling ordure at the TREACLES, especially those closely related to LessWrong.

AI-Industrial-Complex grift is fine as long as it sufficiently relates to the AI doom from the TREACLES. (Though TechTakes may be more suitable.)

This is sneer club, not debate club. Unless it's amusing debate.

[Especially don't debate the race scientists, if any sneak in - we ban and delete them as unsuitable for the server.]

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I found the article gross.

He is a suspect in a murder case, not convicted, and they spend very little space on the case. The cops say he had his fake id, the gun and manifesto on him. His lawyer says he is yet to see the evidence. That is all.

Then they basically go through posts he has made online and ask people he knew about them. There is a public interest in the case, but courts are supposed to adjudicate guilt. What if he is innocent, then they just went through his posting history and showed them in the worst possible light.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it forces us all to ask an important introspective question -- if I were to become the target of a national manhunt, would my posting history look cringe?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

To paraphrase Robespierre, give me five posts by a honest man and I’ll give you something to cancel him for.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Oh yeah to be clear: I also find this kind of reporting to be disingenuous and disgusting.