fubarobfusco comments on Designing Rationalist Projects - Less Wrong

30 Post author: calcsam 12 May 2011 03:38AM

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 12 May 2011 10:04:00PM 2 points [-]

This suggests that it would inspire making things up to sound good, regardless of whether they are true. I don't think that's a hugely great result.

Comment author: AngryParsley 12 May 2011 10:30:41PM *  3 points [-]

That's the point I was trying to make. I'm sorry if it came across as endorsing the tactic. "Commitment and consistency" and "social proof" are two of the six "weapons of influence" from Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.

Comment author: mutterc 13 May 2011 05:13:00PM 1 point [-]

Maybe. Being a lone dissenter is likely high status amongst LWers.