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

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Comment author: erratio 03 December 2010 05:18:33AM 3 points [-]

Exaggerated politeness often seems insincere, distancing or worse

Upvoted for this. The 'or worse' also includes making people disregard the content of what you're trying to say because you're signalling low-status/self-effacement so hard that it's difficult for anyone to take you seriously