Adele_L comments on Open thread, Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Adele_L 31 October 2014 12:31:57AM 2 points [-]

The article talked about endless contrarianism, where people disagree as a default reaction, instead of because of a pre-existing difference in models. I think that is a problem in the LW community.

Comment author: TrE 31 October 2014 03:47:08PM *  3 points [-]

On the contrary, from my experience it isn't.

Sorry, I could not resist the opportunity. But seriously, I don't often see people disagreeing for the sake of disagreeing. More often, they'll point out different aspects, or their own perspective on a topic. To be honest, support and affirmation are perhaps a bit rarer than they should be, but I've rarely perceived disagreement to be hostile, as opposed to misunderstanding, or legitimate and resolvable via further discussion.

More datapoints, anyone?

Comment author: ChristianKl 01 November 2014 08:22:51PM *  2 points [-]

If other people disagree with what I write they usually do it for the sake of disagreeing. However if I disagree... ;)