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

48 Post author: lukeprog 05 November 2011 11:06AM

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Comment author: cousin_it 16 November 2011 02:44:16AM *  3 points [-]

Thanks for the offer! Konkvistador has a prior claim to the idea, so I'll do that if he/she prefers me to do that.

Comment author: [deleted] 16 November 2011 07:55:19AM *  3 points [-]

I'm considering posting such a thread, but I'm thinking very very carefully if this is a good idea. It seems best to me to wait a few days, perhaps even consider a meta thread or two in preparation.

Discussion in the absence of ethics, dosen't really cover discussion that may hurt the community image or the image of posters, at least not explicitly. And while the current situation is intolerable I don't want to cause any damage with a botched fix.

Comment author: komponisto 16 November 2011 11:07:13AM 6 points [-]

See here. I'm inclining more and more toward the opinion that this topic-cluster simply doesn't belong here, any more than (other) controversial contemporary political issues do. It's too fraught with (perceived) implications for tribal struggles that people (even unconsciously) feel themselves to be party to.

In all honesty, I'm not even terribly enthused about Luke's proposed sequence being here, especially in Main. (It might well be okay in Discussion.) It sends the signal that LW is full of people who have trouble with these sorts of relationships. Maybe that's true, but it's not exactly something one would want to showcase, it seems to me.

Comment author: cousin_it 16 November 2011 08:06:05AM 1 point [-]

Thanks for replying. I think you're right.