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Decius comments on LW Women Entries- LW Meetups - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Decius 23 April 2013 06:19:19PM 1 point [-]

Yeah, I was including the entire band of communication that isn't in the words, not just the intentional part. There are messages sent entirely within the unintentional subtext, especially messages about the emotional state and perceived social status of the speaker. Those messages are important to most social groups, and I don't think typical LW meetup participants can avoid receiving those messages, even when they don't want to.