lessdazed comments on Don't call yourself a rationalist. - Less Wrong

16 Post author: KenChen 14 October 2011 08:26PM

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Comment author: lessdazed 14 October 2011 11:20:21PM 0 points [-]

I've been hanging out with some interesting people lately

equals zero minus the following:

I meet a few people who apparently wilfully and repeatedly misinterpret what I'm saying, even when told that wasn't what I meant at all and I don't know how to deal with that.

equals:

"I've been hanging out with some people lately who almost never misinterpret what I'm saying, and they change their minds when told something wasn't what I meant."

Comment author: [deleted] 17 October 2011 05:08:23PM 0 points [-]

Clever, but that category also includes people with good listening skills who are not rationalists.