You're looking at Less Wrong's discussion board. This includes all posts, including those that haven't been promoted to the front page yet. For more information, see About Less Wrong.

yli comments on Notes on Brainwashing & 'Cults' - Less Wrong Discussion

35 Post author: gwern 13 September 2013 08:49PM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (101)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: yli 15 September 2013 04:01:21AM *  2 points [-]

Thanks for the link. I don't really see creepy cult isolation in that discussion, and I think most people wouldn't, but that's just my intuitive judgment.

Comment author: ChristianKl 15 September 2013 09:56:07AM 6 points [-]

That's the point. It doesn't look that way from the inside.

If someone would tell those family members that the OP cutted their family ties with them because he made a rational analysis with help from his LessWrong friends those family member might see it as an example of the evil influence that LessWrong has on people.