buybuydandavis comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 18, chapter 87 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 23 December 2012 05:46:42AM 6 points [-]

By the standards of our community, yes, you're never supposed to flee in tears, and Harry has right-of-way to express any ideas he wants.

In a public debate, yes, that is bad form.

But getting emotional, crying and running off does not necessarily merit penalty points in a human interaction, and certainly not for 12 year old girls who have recently been threatened with a lengthy term of prison/torture, and finds that her best friend and savior had a hidden and close relationship with someone who wanted to do horrible things to her. Violation of basic trust and in group solidarity.