James_Miller comments on Open Thread August 31 - September 6 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: James_Miller 07 September 2015 03:43:39PM 1 point [-]

There might be a network externality effect with persuasion, where the more people I persuade the more persuasive I become because of social proof issues. In this situation, the returns to persuasion are exponential.