orthonormal comments on Open Thread: May 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: orthonormal 06 May 2010 12:13:46AM 0 points [-]

Just because you weren't aware of any conscious reasoning behind your choices doesn't imply that they were fully accidents. The mind manages some very important things subconsciously, especially in emotionally charged domains where explicit awareness of motivations might hurt someone else's feelings or one's own self-image.