wedrifid comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 4 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 04 November 2010 04:56:22PM 2 points [-]

Hmmm. Now I'm wondering whether obliviation could be exploited to enhance the experience of early (but not technically first) sexual encounters. If one maintained the changes to confidence and presumably sexually relevant skills but also maintained the excitement, anticipation and perception of novelty of the first time...

Comment author: TobyBartels 05 November 2010 03:16:34AM 2 points [-]

Didn't Madonna have a song about this?

Comment author: Document 05 November 2010 04:01:16AM 1 point [-]

Sort of implemented in John C. Wright's Orphans of Chaos:

My guess was this: He wanted this to be his first kiss. At the moment, it was. If the experiment worked, and he got his memory back, this memory would still contain, nevertheless, in all innocence and all solemnity, love's first kiss.

Comment author: wedrifid 05 November 2010 04:18:06AM 0 points [-]

Good book?

Comment author: Document 05 November 2010 05:09:56AM 0 points [-]

Eh. Not so much that I feel compelled to read the third one.

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