pedanterrific comments on Rational Romantic Relationships, Part 1: Relationship Styles and Attraction Basics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: J_Taylor 10 November 2011 05:14:29AM 2 points [-]

One also could create a social norm of writing under false identities. That is, have several individuals who are each claiming the same Lesswrong identity.

Comment author: pedanterrific 10 November 2011 05:31:24AM 1 point [-]

I don't see why hypothetical conspiratorial mailing list (HCML) identities and LW identities have to be linked at all, really.

Comment author: [deleted] 10 November 2011 08:50:54AM 3 points [-]

The needed barriers to entry are basically taken care of in who gets invited in the first place. On the list itself I don't actually see that strong a reason to even know which mail address is who, in fact since many people don't really have all that recognisable a style this might work to improve rationality by breaking up existing sympathies and antipathies.

Comment author: J_Taylor 10 November 2011 05:39:17AM 0 points [-]

I saw it as a way of messing up the apparent signal-to-noise ratio for outside observers. However, if one were to wish to do so, there are probably better ways.