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

86 Post author: lionhearted 01 December 2010 08:25AM

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Comment author: lionhearted 02 December 2010 11:39:54PM -1 points [-]

This is the kind of defection by accident that analytical more often fall in to. Condescension with advice!

I'm not saying you should always be polite. Just you should be aware of the consequences and secondary effects for not being so.

Comment author: wedrifid 03 December 2010 01:11:43AM 7 points [-]

I agree with you on that point, yet I'm making my own. Analytical people are usually aware of politeness but take somewhat longer to realise that advice, instruction and offers to assist can be far more of a significant social slight than merely being curt. Those who are familiar with analytical types can see that they mean well and are just making nerdy faux pas. There are some, however, who will take offence - because the exact same words could be used by less nerdy person as deliberate one upmanship.