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ModusPonies comments on Think Like a Supervillain - Less Wrong Discussion

26 Post author: Qiaochu_Yuan 20 February 2013 08:34AM

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Comment author: ModusPonies 20 February 2013 04:58:24AM 6 points [-]

This is a persuasive argument that thinking like a superhero is bad. I notice that you haven't said anything about how supervillains think, much less argued that we should emulate them. Consider changing the title, maybe? The current one is eye-catching but inaccurate.

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 20 February 2013 05:25:36AM *  1 point [-]

Good point. I could change the title or I could add another paragraph. I'm not sure what standard procedure is for editing Main posts, though. Is this frowned upon without a clear delineation of where the edit is? (I usually do this for comments, but in this case it might interrupt the flow of the post.) Edit: Paragraph added.

Comment author: ModusPonies 20 February 2013 05:50:36AM 1 point [-]

I don't know about standard procedure, but editing in another paragraph sounds like a good idea. If you're worried about interrupting the flow, you could put the note at the end of the post rather than at the point where you insert the edit.