shminux comments on Welcome to Less Wrong! (July 2012) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 19 July 2012 07:43:33PM *  5 points [-]

easier said than done

My approach is to notice when I want to say/write "we", as opposed to "I", and examine why. That's why I don't personally identify as a "LWer" (only as a neutral and factual "forum regular"), despite the potential for warm fuzzies resulting from such an identification.

There is an occasional worthy reason to identify with a specific group, but gender/country/language/race/occupation/sports team are probably not good criteria for such a group.

Comment author: OnTheOtherHandle 19 July 2012 09:15:26PM 1 point [-]

Thank you! I'll look for that.

Comment author: shminux 20 July 2012 12:04:34AM 2 points [-]

Here is a typical LW comment that raises the "excessive group identification" red flag for me.