username2 comments on Open Thread April 4 - April 10, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: username2 05 April 2016 10:30:53AM 0 points [-]

Ask yourself why you are telling a story. If what you want is to share a good story, don't tell their names. If you want to inform a listener about specific actions of a person, say, to warn them, then you have to tell their names