Lumifer comments on Symbolic Gestures – Salutes For Effective Altruists To Identify Each Other - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 20 January 2016 04:23:47AM 5 points [-]

Outstretch right hand towards the front or other person with palm raised upwards and fingers open and slightly curled.

I would interpret that as "Give me".

Comment author: Darklight 21 January 2016 08:21:30PM 0 points [-]

Mmm... I admit this is a possible way to interpret it... I'm not sure how to make it more obviously pro-cooperation than to maybe tilt the hand downward as well?

Comment author: Lumifer 21 January 2016 09:38:51PM 4 points [-]

Interesting -- I don't know of any non-verbal more-or-less-culturally-neutral signal that says "I want to cooperate".

There's "I mean no harm" (showing empty hands), there's "I trust you" or "I submit" (bowing, kneeling, in general making yourself vulnerable), but nothing comes to mind with respect to equal cooperation.

I wonder what does this say about humanity.

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