thomblake comments on Rational Romantic Relationships, Part 1: Relationship Styles and Attraction Basics - Less Wrong
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I'm surprised this comment was made and is so highly upvoted because it doesn't meet your usual standards.
Specifically, the context is "it's not obvious what that phrase means. Assuming everyone who believes "it" actually has beliefs that provide predictions, it's not obvious that those believers make common predictions," and you responded with a paraphrase that I believe is close to the truest meaning of the phrase. Some problems:
It's not obvious what your comment's function is. You probably meant to assert at least that this is a true and near truest interpretation of the phrase. The context is my assertion that people mean different things by the phrase, do you (also) mean to imply that people using it are generally using it accurately?
"On average" isn't specific enough.
You missed saying the truer, deeper pattern behind the true statement, the {6, 6, 6, 6, 6, ...}, though it isn't something implied by the phrase. That deeper truth is that it is behaviors indicating high status that are attractive. Usually these are "selfish and aggressive", not showing concern with others' standards, but conspicuous vulnerability/non high-status behavior also shows high status by ignoring opportunities to display high status with selfishness and aggression. See e.g. John Mayer.
FWIW, I have it on good authority that he was a neighborhood bully when he was little.