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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 12 September 2013 07:43:58PM 5 points [-]

That would imply that optimizing signals for "muggles" automatically sub-optimizes for "wizards".

I used to think that it didn't matter how I dressed, because everyone who wasn't dumb and superficial would just ignore my appearance and focus on other things in me. Then I noticed that I would feel an instinctive dislike towards people who looked bad, and an automatic liking towards people who looked good.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 12 September 2013 09:00:35PM 3 points [-]

Did you conclude that your initial belief was incorrect, or did you conclude that you were dumb and superficial?

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 13 September 2013 02:57:46PM 4 points [-]

I think both.

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