Torello comments on Open Thread for February 18-24 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Torello 20 February 2014 12:40:48AM 2 points [-]

I think you are making assumptions that might be hard justify:

-people have the self-knowledge to answer this question effectively -people are not gaming the answer to seem appealing -people can accurately identify their preferences about what type of communication style works for them

Don't mean to sound like a downer--I'm glad some people take this seriously. I think trying to produce questions like these is a good idea, I'm trying to point out some potential flaws to help.

Comment author: btrettel 20 February 2014 02:18:35AM *  1 point [-]

I appreciate the help. These assumptions can be problematic, but they are problems for all online dating, not my specific question. In my experience, OkCupid question responses are not always accurate, but they are more than accurate enough to be useful.