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Konkvistador comments on General Bitcoin discussion thread (June 2011) - Less Wrong Discussion

4 Post author: SilasBarta 10 June 2011 11:21PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 23 September 2011 11:27:55AM *  1 point [-]

[] Keep in mind that in many white conservative circles, deserving-ness is mentally (usually subconsciously but sometimes not) highly correlated with skin color. (Citation: growing up white, rural and poor) Living in Texas, your social circle may be inadvertently coloring your thinking this way (I saw plenty of that in rural Ohio).[]

Couldn't help rolling my eyes. Obvious status signalling is obvious.

Note: I am not disputing humans are basically ethnocentric and this biases their thinking.

Edit: Obviously this post is also signaling.