majus comments on Rationality Quotes September 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: James_Miller 01 September 2011 05:13:46PM 58 points [-]

It is a vast, and pervasive, cognitive mistake to assume that people who agree with you (or disagree) do so on the same criteria that you care about.

Megan McArdle

Comment author: majus 06 September 2011 08:10:53PM 4 points [-]

reminds me of:

"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." --Robert McCloskey