MBlume comments on LW Women- Minimizing the Inferential Distance - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dspeyer 25 November 2012 03:55:47AM 6 points [-]

I suspect the word "need" is highly relevant here. It was emphasized in the original after all. And "need" doesn't mean "this is one way" it means "the other ways don't work (or are really hard)". Being happy in singleness or attracting a partner with your super-sexy aikido and topology skills are not viable options. That's a very disempowering message.

As a test, let's rewrite the sentence without "need":

It will help you to be able to cook and keep a clean house, because this will make it easier to attract a husband, and having one will make your life more fun.

By your emotional reaction, is this version

Submitting...

Comment author: MBlume 25 November 2012 04:41:56AM 3 points [-]

I skimmed the options too quickly -- I'd have picked "not offensive" if I'd noticed it.