jeremysalwen comments on Doublethink (Choosing to be Biased) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MugaSofer 10 January 2013 11:30:03AM *  0 points [-]

she can conclude with >75% certainty that any male wants to fuck her.

... she can? Really? That seems pretty damn high for something as variable as taste in partners.

EDIT: wait, that's a reference to how many guys on a university campus will accept offers of one night stands, right? It's still too high, or too general.

Comment author: jeremysalwen 12 January 2013 07:39:44AM 2 points [-]

It's also irrelevant to the point I was making. You can point to different studies giving different percentages, but however you slice it a significant portion of the men she interacts with would have sex with her if she offered. So maybe 75% is only true for a certain demographic, but replace it with 10% for another demographic and it doesn't make a difference.

Comment author: MugaSofer 13 January 2013 10:32:35AM 1 point [-]

Oh, it certainly doesn't affect your point. I agree with your point completely. I was just nitpicking the numbers.