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wedrifid comments on Rationality witticisms suitable for t-shirts or bumper stickers - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: wedrifid 15 June 2013 05:04:58PM 0 points [-]

It is difficult to explain why clothes (or vehicles) with slogans printed on them are bad for you. If it helps, consider that the vast majority of people you see outside are not wearing clothes with witticisms, they have all decided that it is not beneficial. The exceptions are mainly religious, political, and other extremists.

It's interesting that you mention religion in the same paragraph in which you advocate forming beliefs based on the behaviour of the masses.

Comment author: hedges 15 June 2013 05:58:11PM 0 points [-]

Is there a better method for forming beliefs about fashion than observing the people whose sense of style you want to understand?

Comment author: [deleted] 16 June 2013 05:11:38PM 0 points [-]

(Or more generally, what a message means by observing which people send it when; e.g., the way people learn their native language.)