somervta comments on New Monthly Thread: Bragging - Less Wrong

30 Post author: Joshua_Blaine 11 August 2013 05:50PM

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Comment author: somervta 12 August 2013 11:48:36PM 0 points [-]

can I ask why this is rot13'd? I don't want to read it and find out that it breaks the placebo efffect or something, which was my first thought of why it might be.

Comment author: [deleted] 13 August 2013 09:50:22AM *  0 points [-]

It describes a way to escape a precommitment, which certain people in certain situations might be better off not knowing.

Comment author: wedrifid 13 August 2013 09:58:13AM 0 points [-]

It describes a way to escape a precommitment, which certain people in certain situations might be better off not knowing.

I rather suspect that most people have encountered 'forgot my password' links before.

Comment author: [deleted] 13 August 2013 10:11:21AM 1 point [-]

Yes, but it might not have occurred to them to use them in that situation.