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

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Comment author: Kawoomba 10 February 2013 10:32:24AM 2 points [-]

why do perfectly reasonable people see a need to not just leave LW, but to actively disidentify or disaffiliate with LW

As a hypothesis, they may be ambivalent about discontinuing their hobby ("Two souls alas! are dwelling in my breast; (...)) and prefer to burn their bridges to avoid further ambivalence and decision pressures. Many prefer a course of action being locked in, as opposed to continually being tempted by the alternative.