[ccarterlandis]

How is "rationalist" pathetic? What's it's revealing of? In what ways does it signal that he's right? Did you even read why he uses that term? [0]

> the type of person who surrounds themselves with other hardcore Tolkien fans and makes subtle Tolkien references in everyday life don't tend to be what you'd call the most well-adjusted people

Yeah, God forbid I surround myself with people who really enjoy similar things as me and like to make references to pop culture. That would just be so unbearable! You must be a lot of fun at Comic-Con. I don't think most people would agree with you here, and it just makes you sound absolutely insufferable to be around.

> I just realized both the previous and the new name of his blog is an anagram of his name. Again, this sends a certain signal

I want to believe so badly that you're trolling here. I don't understand how or why using an anagram of your name sends any sort of "signal", it's just a fun way to come up with a name that means nothing. This might be one of the biggest reaches for something to be angry about that I've seen in a long time.

[0]: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/youre-probably-wonderi...

EDIT: fixed a typo

[foldr]

Everyone tries to reason correctly when they reason (just as no-one deliberately performs arithmetic incorrectly). Self-identifying rationalists are often simply people who are too quick to jump to the conclusion that people who disagree with them are irrational.

[bedobi]

Couldn't have said it better