Vladimir_Nesov comments on Babies and Bunnies: A Caution About Evo-Psych - Less Wrong

52 Post author: Alicorn 22 February 2010 01:53AM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 24 February 2010 11:47:14PM 2 points [-]

It is a reasonable default assumption, not adjusted with negative effect of a mistake in mind.

Comment author: RobinZ 24 February 2010 11:49:28PM 2 points [-]

But you don't need to invoke a default assumption here - the singular "they" is a perfectly well-established alternative.

Comment author: Alicorn 24 February 2010 11:49:09PM 1 point [-]

As a rule of thumb, it's annoying to be talked about without being considered.