PipFoweraker comments on Open thread, Jan. 18 - Jan. 24, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PipFoweraker 19 January 2016 09:59:06PM 2 points [-]

My experience with giving people the data behind squatting to go to the dunny is that their awkwardness about it strongly outweighs, initially, their willingness to experiment.

Which leads to the thought that there are probably some provably life-enhancing things that people don't even consider doing because it is so far outside their social mores that the possibility doesn't occur. I have had an entertaining few minutes trying to think of some that my great-descendants will be bewildered we didn't consider.

Comment author: ChristianKl 19 January 2016 10:03:22PM 2 points [-]

Seth Roberts nose clips while eating for people who want to lose weight probably falls under strong awkwardness that doesn't let people consider it.

Comment author: James_Miller 20 January 2016 01:15:23AM *  1 point [-]

Fecal transplants and cryonics.