danlowlite comments on Feeling Rational - Less Wrong

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Comment author: danlowlite 09 December 2010 10:38:03PM *  0 points [-]

"It is not thought wise to have anyone 'emotional' in any position of importance."

By whom? People who would like to "be able to have a beer" with a President?

I think Vassar is a little more accurate here, but that people only apply the lack of emotion within a narrow field that relates to their specialty at work. It would not be beyond the pale to see someone cheering enthusiastically for a sports team, for example.