Perplexed comments on Defecting by Accident - A Flaw Common to Analytical People - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Perplexed 01 December 2010 10:08:52PM 5 points [-]

Or did I miss your point?

I don't know if you did or not.

It seems I did miss your point. I was confused by the switch, from JoshuaZ's "in the meantime" advice to the critic, to your advice directed to the potential target of criticism. And in particular I missed that the motivation was to allow the target to get the feedback he needs from an audience culture which is disinclined to provide negative feedback.

My apologies for misunderstanding. I didn't try hard enough to find a sympathetic reading.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 01 December 2010 11:06:23PM 2 points [-]

Apology accepted; thanks. I'm glad we could clear that up.