JoachimSchipper comments on A Protocol for Optimizing Affection - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoachimSchipper 31 May 2012 04:34:29PM 2 points [-]

True, but you can still get Alicorn's issues again - "let's all hug NewMember, except NiceGirlWhoGotRaped" doesn't sound terribly comfortable for all involved, either. Good protocols can probably solve that, but that does get complicated quickly.

Comment author: wedrifid 31 May 2012 07:51:43PM *  1 point [-]

For sure, the awkwardness of doing something that one or a few are unable to do, and when that activity is already sensitive individuals for the excluded.