Zubon comments on 2014 Less Wrong Census/Survey - Less Wrong

88 Post author: Yvain 26 October 2014 06:05PM

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Comment author: Zubon 11 November 2014 04:16:31PM *  2 points [-]

Parallel examples:

  • Almost everyone below a certain age plays video/computer games, but only a small subset of those people would self-identify as "gamers."

  • You exercise, but do you think of yourself as an "athlete"? You lift weights, but do you think of yourself as a "weightlifter"?

  • You are married, but is "spouse" a core part of your identity? You have reproduced, but is "parent" part of your core identity?

Comment author: Lumifer 11 November 2014 05:48:30PM 1 point [-]

You are married, but is "spouse" a core part of your identity?

The spouse enters.

It better be.

The spouse exits.

:-D