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On 2015-12-15 17:01, Tara Maya wrote:<br>
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<div class="">I’m so glad I’m not the only one disturbed by that.
I’ve enjoyed his blog for a long time and it seems it’s becoming
worse, as if he’s pandering to the more annoying trolls in his
readership. <br>
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Never ascribe to pandering what may be actually held views.<br>
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One side effect of living in a media-aware world is that the
standard accusation these days is that messages are insincere
because they have been shaped to appeal to some group. This of
course conflates sincerity with being a good message, and that group
appeal cannot happen naturally. A bit like the previous generation's
assumption that people must have been bought to hold the views they
hold. <br>
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- This message was brought to you by the giant neoliberal biotech
American elite conspiracy, proud sponsor of transhumanism. That was
at least what I was told by the French intellectuals. <br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Anders Sandberg
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford Martin School
Oxford University</pre>
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