knb comments on Using Evolution for Marriage or Sex - Less Wrong

17 Post author: diegocaleiro 06 May 2013 05:34AM

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Comment author: jaibot 08 May 2013 01:34:29PM 0 points [-]

I challenge you to find an example of someone saying "this den of X" where X does not have a negative connotation.

Comment author: knb 08 May 2013 01:55:19PM * 2 points [-]

Imagine a frequent commenter on a liberal forum referring to his online hangout as "this den of commies."

It was intended to be ironic exaggeration and self-deprecation (I've been on LW since the beginning).

Comment author: jaibot 08 May 2013 02:18:15PM 2 points [-]

I believe your intention, just as I believe it was not possible to divine this intention from the original post.

Comment author: knb 08 May 2013 05:28:29PM 0 points [-]

I bet most people did get it, but it is understandable that some did not. Mea culpa.