mindspillage comments on Rationality Quotes July 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: mindspillage 04 July 2012 06:08:12AM * 36 points [-]

The words "I am..." are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to. The thing you're claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you.

--A.L. Kitselman

Comment author: sketerpot 04 July 2012 07:59:42PM 12 points [-]

See also Paul Graham's essay Keep Your Identity Small, on the same subject.