Benquo comments on Call for Anonymous Narratives by LW Women and Question Proposals (AMA) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 18 September 2012 12:47:07AM 0 points [-]

I meant that being a man is neither necessary or sufficient for the behavior., and also even though I don't think I've run into that behavior from a woman in person, I'd still find it almost as annoying.

I haven't been checking on the gender/topic combinations which make it hard for me to get into a conversation so I don't even have the beginning of a theory.

My tentative theory is that feminism is makes some men more anxious, so that if they're talking rather than intimidated into silence, they'll be more compulsive. Along the same lines, they may be hoping they've finally gotten it right, and don't want to put even more work into it.

However, I don't have a lot of samples, and I'm guessing.

Comment author: Benquo 18 September 2012 03:54:37AM 0 points [-]

So you mainly notice this in conversations about feminism?

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 18 September 2012 07:07:17AM 0 points [-]

I've noticed a specific pattern in conversations about feminism. There are certainly people who take over conversations on other topics as well.