Kaj_Sotala comments on How my social skills went from horrible to mediocre - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 20 May 2015 05:32:27AM 18 points [-]

The second is that you come across as exceedingly arrogant.

As a datapoint, I didn't get this impression; I felt it was a pretty humble recounting of one's flaws and mistakes. (Though I'm probably much less perceiving of arrogance than the typical person.)

Comment author: MrMind 20 May 2015 07:41:05AM 6 points [-]

Seconded.

To me it was both arrogant and humble, and I too do not have very strong emotional response to arrogance.

Although I want to point that arrogance !== miscalibration.

Comment author: Lumifer 20 May 2015 04:31:44PM 4 points [-]

As a datapoint, I didn't get this impression; I felt it was a pretty humble recounting of one's flaws and mistakes.

As another datapoint, I think it's both -- I read an unusual combination of both humility AND arrogance.