Molybdenumblue comments on Judging the intent of others favorably - Less Wrong

3 Post author: lessdazed 09 August 2011 05:10PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 10 August 2011 11:03:41PM 3 points [-]

Hm. I tried to think of a couple last night:

I thought my friend was mad at me because I apologized for coming to a social event late and she brusquely said "Ok." Somewhat later, I saw another friend of hers give her a small gift; she again responded by brusquely saying "ok." It turns out this is how she responds to most things when she's preoccupied.

Comment author: lessdazed 10 August 2011 11:08:10PM 1 point [-]

It's easier to think of when others have misunderstood your intentions than when you have misunderstood others' intentions.