PhilGoetz comments on Anti-akrasia remote monitoring experiment - Less Wrong

45 Post author: cousin_it 27 September 2010 11:34PM

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Comment author: JamesAndrix 28 September 2010 08:44:36AM *  9 points [-]

I know some christians have used similar practices for years to avoid Internet porn.

There's probably more low hanging fruit there, if you can stand the forest.

(Edit: "Accountability Partner" is the phrase they use.

Thanks to rhollerithdotcom)

Comment author: PhilGoetz 28 September 2010 04:38:28PM 5 points [-]

The best way to learn not to look at internet porn is to look at some of it once.

Comment author: wedrifid 28 September 2010 05:10:40PM *  20 points [-]

I rather suspect that isn't a universally applicable solution. Breasts look nice.

Comment author: xamdam 28 September 2010 09:51:16PM 5 points [-]

This only has a template for a clever comeback, without actually making sense. Did I miss something?

Comment author: eugman 29 September 2010 01:08:06PM 6 points [-]

I suspect this is a reference to some of the more unseemly parts of the internet. If you want to gouge out your eyes, look up 4chan.