Jiro comments on Link: Rob Bensinger on Less Wrong and vegetarianism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: geeky 14 November 2014 04:24:50PM *  3 points [-]

Just as a data point: the emotional manipulation tactics (i.e graphic videos) were effective against me. (Mostly because I was unfamiliar with the process before. I didn't know what happened) They tend to be effective in people especially sensitive to graphic images, I think, but I realize that in general it's not a tremendously effective way across the population spectrum. If it was, everyone (or at least everyone who has watched those videos) would probably be vegetarian at this point. This is not the case.

Comment author: Jiro 14 November 2014 04:33:59PM 0 points [-]

the emotional manipulation tactics (i.e) videos were effective against me

Are videos intended to produce a visceral reaction against gay sex or abortion also effective against you?

Comment author: geeky 14 November 2014 05:02:28PM *  0 points [-]

Those are very different contexts (but the answer is no, they are not effective against me). I don't make decisions based on purely visceral reactions, nor do I advise it. I think there may have been some miscommunication... I was saying that those tactics don't generally work, that I do not recommend them, even if I happened to be an exception.