kodos96 comments on The Social Coprocessor Model - Less Wrong

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Comment author: kodos96 15 May 2010 07:18:11PM 1 point [-]

imagine each person P has a number X, called their "statusvalue", and the way we respond to others is a function of the statusvalue difference between us

I completely understand the general idea here, I just think the drink-buying thing is a bad example. In my experience, refusal to buy a drink for someone who's flirting with you doesn't send the signal "you're X statusvalue lower than me", it sends the signal "I'm not interested in playing this game at all"

Comment author: Blueberry 15 May 2010 07:24:12PM 7 points [-]

I think you're misunderstanding the "refusal." It's not a "No, go away," it's more like "you buy me one first, I'm cuter" said playfully.