Romashka comments on Evaluability (And Cheap Holiday Shopping) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Romashka 14 October 2015 07:47:49AM 0 points [-]

When I am given a candle, which I can save for power outages or impromptu celebrations or even just give it to somebody else, I am glad because 1) I'm not likely to buy one for myself but every single time I see it in a shop I think I would, were it only slightly cheaper, 2) it is a focus point, a symbol of voluntary solitude, even a cheap one, and in this way very unlike a shirt (although I have a couple shirts which for me have symbolic significance), 3) I am a twin who likes having her own things even if I don't mind sharing, and I have loaned clothes when other people were in need, and candles when we all were.

So candles trump shirts on all counts!:))