Dagon comments on Why appearance matters or “to behave as if” - Less Wrong
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There's a rebellion effect as well. I tend to overcorrect for noticeable manipulation attempts, and this means that I react in the opposite was as the author intends.
Accusing me of wanting to skip the article due to shallowness very nearly made me skip the article.
I skipped the article for exactly this reason (although now that I have spare time I might read it).