Zetetic comments on Holy Books (Or Rationalist Sequences) Don’t Implement Themselves - Less Wrong

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Comment author: cousin_it 10 May 2011 02:29:53PM *  7 points [-]

My complaint isn't that the proposed meme-spreading techniques lack effectiveness. I agree that they're likely to be effective. My complaint is that I avoid people and communities that use such techniques, so if LW starts using them, I'll start avoiding LW.

Comment author: Zetetic 10 May 2011 04:14:14PM 12 points [-]

My biggest concern is that simply spreading the memes will be counterproductive if they are not spread properly (partial understanding would be a huge concern). If everyone is just guessing the teacher's password, we will have probably done more damage than good.