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Comment author: wedrifid 04 December 2010 10:17:02AM 9 points [-]

I can think of no better way to spend my karma than on encouraging people to read this 19th century self-help book. It's free and online in full.

The guidelines on what makes an appropriate front-page article be damned, or, if necessary, enforced by official censorship.

Why spend the majority of the words of your post expressing antagonism with the judgement of your audience? It doesn't seem to be an effective educational tool.

Comment author: shokwave 04 December 2010 02:13:59PM 9 points [-]

Signalling that he recognises this is not a typical top-level post; signalling that this book is important, countersignalling disapproval of norms to set this post apart.

He's right though, it is a pretty good book. Westernised meditation, even a little 'map is not the territory':

You accomplished nothing good by getting cross; you merely lost your dignity, looked a fool in the eyes of sensible men, and soured the waiter, while producing no effect whatever on the steak.

Comment author: wedrifid 04 December 2010 02:33:34PM *  5 points [-]

Signalling that he recognises this is not a typical top-level post; signalling that this book is important, countersignalling disapproval of norms to set this post apart.

My reply signals that his attempt failed in at least one case.

It would have been far more useful to see two paragraphs giving an indication as to what makes the book so great. The quote you provide here would have been great. If that were included it would have made it worth a top level post - in the discussion section.

Comment author: Manfred 04 December 2010 04:44:18PM *  1 point [-]

Antagonism? I don't see that as antagonistic, except perhaps to the one who enforces the rules. It's probably even less antagonistic towards "the judgment of your audience" than most LW posts: after all, in education, the customer is always wrong.

And even if he had done other things, such as you suggest below, he would have 'failed' with other people. Such is life.

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