Luke_A_Somers comments on Words per person year and intellectual rigor - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 27 August 2015 06:14:30PM 4 points [-]

I was more concerned with the second sentence than the first. He may be ace at getting the girl (photo did establish that decently well), but that photo didn't exactly exude energy, enthusiasm, and confidence.

Comment author: Lumifer 27 August 2015 06:41:21PM 1 point [-]

A fair point. I would guess that Žižek is well supplied with confidence, is noticeably lacking in enthusiasm, and I have no idea about energy :-)

Comment author: cousin_it 27 August 2015 08:36:59PM *  1 point [-]

Just watch some videos of him on YouTube. He seems like a pretty energetic guy, and charming in his own way. And he can speak very simply and clearly when he wants to, which surprised me a lot.