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lucidfox comments on Handedness Bias - Less Wrong Discussion

5 Post author: beriukay 14 March 2011 02:49PM

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Comment author: lucidfox 14 March 2011 04:03:40PM 1 point [-]

As a left-handed person, I can definitely confirm I've encountered handedness bias plenty of times in my life.

Just like with other "defaults" in things like race and sexual orientation, right-handed people typically don't think of themselves as having a certain handedness until it's explicitly pointed out.

Comment author: Clippy 14 March 2011 07:55:41PM 1 point [-]

Try being a paperclip collector for a day...

Comment author: Larks 14 March 2011 10:17:52PM 2 points [-]

Not going to fall for that one!

Comment author: MartinB 15 March 2011 04:35:43PM 0 points [-]

Is there handedness for paperclips?

Comment author: Clippy 15 March 2011 10:32:58PM 2 points [-]

No. A paperclip's spiral direction can be inverted by rotating it to the other side.