Viliam_Bur comments on The Power of Reinforcement - Less Wrong

96 Post author: lukeprog 21 June 2012 01:42PM

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 22 June 2012 10:33:55AM 5 points [-]

Love bombing is just a tool -- its morality depends on how it is used. In a typical situation it is used to ruin the person's natural resistance towards groups that exploit them; that is obviously evil.

A different thing would be to use love bombing with the person's explicit consent, as a reinforcement for things the person values, and for nothing else. Preferably for a limited time specified in advance. It could be a great tool to overcome akrasia.

Comment author: MarkusRamikin 22 June 2012 11:01:31AM 4 points [-]

love bombing with the person's explicit consent

That sounds even more creepy. I like it.