rabidchicken comments on Rationality Quotes: March 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: rabidchicken 24 March 2011 03:59:50AM *  2 points [-]

You can know you are unjustly negative without being able to change your disposition. Why do you think people choose to take counselling and antidepressants?

I know I am cynical

Comment author: ata 26 March 2011 04:09:30AM 1 point [-]

I read the quote as referring more to people who take pride in their self-image as cynics. I meant no offense to those who correctly and non-paradoxically believe themselves to have unjustly negative aliefs, I know what that's like.