ete comments on Open Thread Feb 22 - Feb 28, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ete 23 February 2016 12:01:07PM 0 points [-]

It's easily seen in this context, because of the material covered and the fact that they don't try very hard to be subtle about it. In other contexts the same set of tricks may slip past, unless you have an example to pattern match to (not a whole new habit). Immunization using a weak form of memetic attack you're primed to defend against.

Comment author: ChristianKl 25 February 2016 06:19:56AM 1 point [-]

The literature on the ability of people to learn about tricks and then resists them suggests that it's hard. Transfer is hard.