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Viliam_Bur comments on Open Thread, July 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 06 July 2013 10:55:58AM 1 point [-]

I guess this only works on people who feel friendly. Making them also feel superior... now they owe you a decent explanation.

A hostile person could find other way to feel superior, without explanation. For example, they could say: "Just use google to educate yourself, dummy!"