MixedNuts comments on Overcoming the Curse of Knowledge - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MixedNuts 20 October 2011 01:46:53PM 0 points [-]

I notice that general vocabulary has a lot more value judgement in it. Most of this is likely due to descriptive, value-neutral words being generated every time there is a new thing to describe, whereas new good or bad properties are rare (or, at least, rarer: see hacker jargon for an example of specialized vocabulary with lots of value judgements, yet even more value-neutral words). I suppose another effect is that, when not thinking deeply about a problem (and thus not creating jargon), it is convenient to rely on general good/bad feelings about things.