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Alexei comments on "Stupid" questions thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Alexei 18 July 2013 03:14:15PM 0 points [-]

One of the most simple lessons that I got a lot of milage out of is: don't be afraid to state the obvious. A lot of conversations and human interactions are more about the positive vibe that's being created than about the content. (Somewhat less so in these circles.)

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 18 July 2013 05:49:41PM 0 points [-]

This is good advice for continuing an existing interaction with people, which I already feel like I'm pretty good at, but what I'm not so good at is starting such interactions with people I don't already know.