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army1987 comments on Open thread, August 5-11, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

3 Post author: David_Gerard 05 August 2013 06:50AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 06 August 2013 11:30:12AM 0 points [-]

I seldom watch TV and know very little of contemporary popular culture, and most of my conversations are about my experiences in meatspace (travels abroad, stuff I do with friends, etc.), my plans for the future, asking the other person about their experiences in meatspace and plans for the future, and (for people who appreciate it) physics.

But why do you want to keep yourself relatable to (arbitrary) people, rather than looking for people you're already relatable to, anyway?

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 06 August 2013 12:43:08PM 2 points [-]

Because the overwhelming majority of people are arbitrary people. Any given person I meet is, almost definitively, going to be an arbitrary person.

Comment author: [deleted] 06 August 2013 01:02:34PM 1 point [-]

Any given person I meet is, almost definitively, going to be an arbitrary person.

Depends on where you meet them.