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cousin_it comments on I've had it with those dark rumours about our culture rigorously suppressing opinions - Less Wrong Discussion

26 Post author: Multiheaded 25 January 2012 05:43PM

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Comment author: cousin_it 25 January 2012 08:19:20PM *  4 points [-]

Do you think previous failed discussions of the topic in question, and the lack of previous successful discussions, shouldn't count as evidence?

Comment author: TimS 25 January 2012 08:35:24PM *  1 point [-]

Do you mean Pick-Up Artistry? If so, I agree that there is strong evidence that this community can't talk productively about it. But then, you can just say, "I have an idiosyncratic position on PUA that experience has shown me is not worth talking about." Note how much less clear that sentence would be if it omitted the highlighted portion.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 26 January 2012 03:23:19AM *  1 point [-]

Sorry to bother you, but I'd like a sanity check: is there any justifiable reason you can think of that this post should be heavily downvoted?

(ETA: I guess maybe you should take it as a compliment that you're the first person I thought to ask.)

Comment author: cousin_it 26 January 2012 08:58:14AM 2 points [-]

Can't tell because I guess you removed the post while I was asleep :-(