pwno comments on The Mystery of the Haunted Rationalist - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dlthomas 12 November 2011 01:34:55AM *  3 points [-]

I don't like this because there is an entity listening in on what you wrote: you (and now us, I guess, but we're less salient, not knowing your family).

Given that what we say influences how we think, I'm not sure it's a good idea as a rite of passage in general to voice a wish that indicates that you don't care about people you want to continue to care about.

Comment author: pwno 13 November 2011 06:58:10PM 1 point [-]

Sure, it may have had a small (overstatement) effect, but it was worth it.