Do you mind if I post a screenshot of your Facebook comment re: Ribbonfarm on Twitter? I would like to rustle ingroup jimmies.
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I posted the thread on Twitter, regardless. Also, I was drunk when I wrote this.
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This might seriously be one of the best comments I've read on the internet.
facebook.com/tyleralterman/
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(2) that might be annoying to them? Like in a "if you care whether our claims are literal, you've missed the point" kinda way
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I don't find it annoying. There's just no there there for me to engage with. I just write what's interesting to write.
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But are your posts trying to sketch out accurate models of how the world works? (in addition to trying to be interesting)?
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that question does not compute for me at all. Feels like a category error.
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I bet many readers misunderstand that (e.g. in the FB thread, some argued your statements were meant to have truth value)
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I'm not saying they don't or that I set out lie or confuse or troll. Truth just isn't a special concern above others.
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Right, but I think many readers would've predicted your answer to my truth value question would be "yes" not "category error"
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you can only misunderstand things if intent behind their creation is materially relevant to how they work


