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11 Post author: lucidfox 15 July 2011 07:10AM

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Comment author: MixedNuts 15 July 2011 12:24:55PM 7 points [-]

it is ultimately based on self-diagnosis

Yes. That's why it's really fucking important to figure out how to self-diagnose rather than say "Eh, people are whatever they say they are".

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 15 July 2011 03:21:27PM 6 points [-]

I'd settle for improved heuristics.

Comment author: lucidfox 15 July 2011 12:29:18PM 0 points [-]

If you can offer a rigorous, general procedure for that, I'm willing to listen.