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

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Comment author: FiftyTwo 12 November 2011 05:23:49PM *  4 points [-]

Meta comment

There are more than a thousand comments on this thread now (is that an LW record?). This makes it very difficult for newcomers to navigate the threads and arguments. As such it might be worth summarising some of the discussions and splitting them into separate discussion threads.

Comment author: wedrifid 12 November 2011 06:11:02PM 47 points [-]

As such it might be worth summarising some of the discussions and splitting them into separate discussion threads.

Why did you not mention PUA? This sucks. No, PUA sucks. This post is almost ok because it is mostly gender neutral. No, it does suck because it is censored. Why is the word 'rational used?' Boo! Ethics! Morals! You're a bunch of one-dimensional stereotypes! Women like jerks - or not. Nice guys are grossly obese and smelly girls - or not. Utilitarianism! I deny Bayes theorem! No, Bayes is awesome, even better than science. You are a rapist. No I'm not. You forgot polygynous relationships under the polyamoury category. Ooh, ooh meta, let's discuss whether this was good or bad, with polls!

On second thoughts let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place.

Comment author: [deleted] 12 November 2011 08:40:58PM 10 points [-]

I figure this comment was mostly intended as a joke but it is honestly a useful summary (and a useful overview of some LW memes, especially ones relating to relationships).

Comment author: wedrifid 12 November 2011 09:55:27PM 7 points [-]

I figure this comment was mostly intended as a joke but it is honestly a useful summary

My favorite humor tends to be flippantly sincere. :)

Comment author: Jack 12 November 2011 08:48:01PM 6 points [-]

This just saved me so much time.

Comment author: lessdazed 12 November 2011 06:31:52PM *  3 points [-]

As such it might be worth summarising some of the discussions and splitting them into separate discussion threads.

Why did you not mention PUA? This sucks. No, PUA sucks. This post is almost ok because it is mostly gender neutral. No, it does suck because it is censored. Why is the word '[elided]' used? Boo! Ethics! Morals! You're a bunch of one-dimensional stereotypes! Women like jerks - or not. Nice guys are grossly obese and smelly girls - or not. Utilitarianism! I deny Bayes theorem! No, Bayes is awesome, even better than science. You are a rapist. No I'm not. You forgot polygynous relationships under the polyamoury category. Ooh, ooh meta, let's discuss whether this was good or bad, with polls!

Followed by: this thread is lame, everything's lame.

("Followed by followed by" coming soon?)

In any case, sing it with me: I respect women when I'm on a date/I take them to the park/or maybe a museum...

(Upvoted)

Comment author: lessdazed 13 November 2011 12:16:33AM *  5 points [-]

You are a rapist.

Do the dangling variable dance! It goes something like this:

I'm a conservative! Dangle dangle dangle dangle!
Abortion is murder! Dangle dangle dangle dangle!
I'm a libertarian! Dangle dangle dangle dangle!
Taxation is slavery! Dangle dangle dangle dangle!
I'm a liberal! Dangle dangle dangle dangle!
Acting confident and suppressing nervousness is rape! Dangle dangle dangle dangle!

Comment author: FiftyTwo 14 November 2011 06:00:41PM 2 points [-]

If nothing else, I am now convinced there's nothing to be gained from trawling through the thread.

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