jmmcd comments on The Relevance of Advanced Vocabulary to Rationality - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jmmcd 29 November 2013 02:56:43PM 0 points [-]

Off-topic:

I'm not talking about a basic vocabulary, but a vocabulary beyond that of the average, white, English-as-a-first-language adult.

Why white?

Comment author: aletheianink 29 November 2013 09:52:23PM 0 points [-]

I have no idea why I put that. I was trying to just be very specific, so people wouldn't ask "well, what if they hadn't heard of x" or whatever ... it may be because I'm used to reading about the entitlement of average, white, English-speaking people (specifically men), and just linked that in without thinking. It's irrelevant, so I'll go fix it - thanks.