Zack_M_Davis comments on Epistle to the New York Less Wrongians - Less Wrong

90 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 April 2011 09:13PM

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Comment author: Zack_M_Davis 22 April 2011 08:06:25PM 5 points [-]

I agree that Cousin It's statement is literally false due to his use of the word all, but given that not all men are perfectly mature in your sense, I expect the essential concern to remain valid: adding a woman to a male-only group will tend to change the social dynamics, in part due to the impulse that Cousin It mentions.

(I mention this for the sake of completeness; speaking only for myself, I think that explicitly single-sex groups are a terrible idea and would not participate in one.)

Comment author: cousin_it 22 April 2011 08:23:17PM *  2 points [-]

Cousin It's statement is literally false due to his use of the word all

Agreed. Edited the comment. Sorry.