kodos96 comments on On Enjoying Disagreeable Company - Less Wrong

49 Post author: Alicorn 26 May 2010 01:47AM

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Comment author: SilasBarta 26 May 2010 02:43:26AM *  1 point [-]

A neutral "why haven't you applied this advice to me?" would have been a reasonable query.

No, it wouldn't have been, but let's try that just so you're convinced.

ETA:

you already have a history of causing negative emotional reactions in Alicorn and from the tone it seems like you're trying to cause more.

When someone, to the best of my knowledge, isn't practicing remotely close to what she preaches (and I've held silent on the first several times she preached this), and claims special insight on it, my obligation to point this out overrides most other obligations. That, and nothing else, motivates my comment.

ETA2: And before you suggest another brilliant idea like, "At least you should have kept this to PM": no, Alicorn's made pretty clear that's not an option either.

Comment author: kodos96 26 May 2010 02:58:44AM 10 points [-]

She's not necessarily failing to practice what she preaches.... after all, she never said that it's a good idea to like everyone, only that it's possible to like someone intentionally, and that this can be instrumentally useful in some circumstances. It's entirely possible, however, that she simply has no desire to like you - on purpose or otherwise.