wedrifid comments on Open Thread: July 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 09 July 2010 09:51:23AM 2 points [-]

So again, why is this particular form of manipulation not considered acceptable?

It is a good question. The distinctive feature of this class of influence is the overt use of guilt and shame, combined with the projection of the speaker's alleged emotional state onto the actual physical actions of the recipient. It is a symptom relationship dynamic that many people consider immature and unhealthy.

Comment author: Wei_Dai 09 July 2010 08:56:00PM 0 points [-]

It is a symptom relationship dynamic that many people consider immature and unhealthy.

I'm tempted to keep asking why (ideally in terms of game theory and/or evolutionary psychology) but I'm afraid of coming across as obnoxious at this point. So let me just ask, do you think there is a better way of making the point, that from the perspective of the cryonicist, he's not abandoning his SO, but rather it's the other way around? Or do you think that its not worth bring up at all?