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Replying to @habryka’s recent comment here, because I am currently rate-limited to 1 comment per day and can’t reply in situ:
I think you have never interacted with either Ben or Zack in person!
You are mistaken.
(Why would I disagree-react with a statement about how someone behaves in person if I’d never met them in person? Have you ever known me to make factual claims based on no evidence whatsoever…? Really, now!)
I apologize! I had low probability on that, so my best guess is you meant something else by that.
You were still making a statement about Ben's assessment of Zack, which is still kind of weird to disagree-react to, and separately, you are still very obviously mistaken as almost everyone who has interacted with Zack, at least within the past few years, would be very likely to attest. I like Zack, but it's very obvious that in conversations he has lots and lots of feelings barely contained (and indeed, he says so frequently).
You were still making a statement about Ben’s assessment of Zack, which is still kind of weird to disagree-react to
I was disagreeing with Ben’s assessment of Zack. There’s nothing weird about that. Rather odd to claim otherwise, frankly.
you are still very obviously mistaken as almost everyone who has interacted with Zack, at least within the past few years, would be very likely to attest
Sure, they can attest all they like, that’s their right. Nevertheless, I disagree. (I don’t put much stock in majoritarianism.) That’s what the react is for, right? ... (read more)