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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Definitely yes. I didn't really know this was going to happen before I got cancelled the first time; weirdly, getting cancelled seems to correlate with a strong spike in twitter follower count.
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delysis
@delysis
Some bungling is useful. Every time @robinhanson or @Aella_Girl gets themselves cancelled, they raise their profile while polarizing their audience, clarifying and growing their in-group. twitter.com/visakanv/statu…
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tzvi
@bestnewuser
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@Aella_Girl
but that also gives you a very specific audience who may be likely to agree with you (without intellectual honesty) on other points because they see you as a part of their tribe?
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tzvi
@bestnewuser
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@Aella_Girl
you are trying to be a rationalism-spreading acount but it’s almost impossible to filter out bias when many who surround you on this account already agree on certain opinions regardless of rationalism
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@bestnewuser
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@fakegoldegg
Maybe? I agree this probably happens at least somewhat, tho a good chunk of rationality is dedicated to identifying and avoiding exactly that. Not saying it doesn't happen, but I do suspect it happens less than in other tribes at least.
tzvi
@bestnewuser
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@Aella_Girl
i know. that’s what attracted me to rationality. but i think human nature prevails everywhere... i guess i lost the trust i put in “rationalists” and now try to see the psychology driving everyone’s bias. i think actually rationalists have a greater threat of bias because they’re
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