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

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Comment author: James_Miller 20 May 2015 02:32:37AM 7 points [-]

The second is that you come across as exceedingly arrogant.

Although I liked the post overall this was my impression, especially when you wrote "I've developed the capacity to feel universal love and compassion the way Martin Luther King and Gandhi were able to."

Comment author: RyanCarey 21 May 2015 12:29:46AM 4 points [-]

I've developed the capacity to feel universal love and compassion the way Martin Luther King was able to.

I think part of the arrogance is degree of certainty in the presumption that you have a personal insight into what that means. I think what you're trying to convey is "I've developed the capacity to feel universal love and compassion the way I think Martin Luther King was able to." Which is still brave and direct but doesn't make me cringe so much :)