BenLowell comments on Meetup : Ugh Fields - Less Wrong

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Comment author: BenLowell 20 April 2014 04:31:07AM 2 points [-]

I think that it's worth discussing the non-lesswrong term for an ugh field: Anxiety

I noticed that it wasn't mentioned in the original article or comments, but this is a case of people rediscovering what there is already a large field of research on. It may be helpful for learning more.

Comment author: satt 21 April 2014 11:23:45PM 1 point [-]

I think that it's worth discussing the non-lesswrong term for an ugh field: Anxiety

Also "aversion".

Comment author: BenLowell 22 April 2014 06:03:25AM 1 point [-]

and "avoidance coping"

Comment author: shminux 21 April 2014 11:37:15PM *  -1 points [-]

It's not just aversion, it's an extreme aversion at the System 1 level.

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