David_Gerard comments on [LINK] Clothing as status signalling, logos and co-operation - Less Wrong

9 Post author: Barry_Cotter 02 April 2011 03:41PM

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Comment author: David_Gerard 02 April 2011 06:55:17PM 2 points [-]

Some of the social hacks possible are so stupid that anyone falling for them deserves to be the subject of Dark Arts.

Comment author: jsalvatier 03 April 2011 04:30:38AM 6 points [-]

Do you really claim that you are not affected by things like this (though not necessarily this thing in particular)? I really doubt it's conscious.

Comment author: David_Gerard 03 April 2011 08:33:33AM -1 points [-]

Nah :-) I expect I could rationalise being affected by them very quickly too.