Lumifer comments on Rationality Quotes Thread February 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 02 February 2015 07:45:05PM 0 points [-]

I don't think that when searching for friends and mates you're looking for a mirror.

In an ideal partner there is a balance between the degree to which s/he is similar to you and the degree to which s/he is different (in particular, complementary: strong where you are weak and vice versa).