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23 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 30 November 2007 12:58AM

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Comment author: FrancesH 04 December 2010 05:19:45PM 0 points [-]

Ive noticed something interesting thats sort of this but backwards. This is how it goes: when I first meet someone, I might find them aesthetically displeasing. But as I get to know them, if they become my friend or just someone I find nice and intelligent, I find them prettier than I did to begin with. Possibly it`s just that as I now know more about them, their beauty or lack thereof becomes less important in my judgement about them.

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 04 December 2010 07:11:54PM *  0 points [-]

You used three backquotes in writing your comment that should be forward quotes. (Forward quote is to the right of the semicolon on almost every keyboard.) Probably good for you to know for the future.