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

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Comment author: David_Gerard 07 December 2010 01:53:42PM 8 points [-]

I don't expect high status people to acknowledge such correction unless they cannot get away with not doing so.

Saying out loud "I was wrong and you were right" is a most amusing piece of judo to use on Usenet. It tends to explode people's heads.

Comment author: christopherj 05 December 2013 05:37:24AM 1 point [-]

That's probably more because you hacked into their computers to access their speakers, than what specifically you said out loud.

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