Vladimir_Nesov comments on Welcome to Less Wrong! (5th thread, March 2013) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 15 May 2013 08:45:48AM 0 points [-]

A lot of things are culturally normal, but easy to change in yourself, so this alone doesn't help to explain why one would believe that keeping one's identity small would be difficult.

Comment author: Bugmaster 15 May 2013 04:57:45PM 0 points [-]

What are some examples of such things, specifically those things that contribute to a person's identity within a culture ? By contrast, a preference for, say, yogurt instead of milk is culturally normal, is probably easy to acquire (or discard), but does not usually contribute to a person's identity.