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ChristianKl comments on Polling Thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 24 January 2014 12:08:32AM 0 points [-]

In popular culture there the which get's often cited as a analogue to PUA practices. It contains such rules as:
"2. Don't Talk to a Man First"
5. Don't Call Him and Rarely Return His Calls
6. Always End Phone Calls First"

There are also other cultural difference between woman. In the social justice warrior camp you find individuals who argue that any physical touch from a stranger that isn't explicitly announced to be welcome is inappropriate.

If you go in a Yoga class, I think you find plenty of woman who don't have a huge problem with physical touch provided it's done in an aware manner. Those woman care much more for emotions and how it makes them feel than for following mental rules about what kind of touch is allowed in what circumstances.

They totally believe that they should be legally able to hire an employee based on the advice of a tarot reading or intuition instead of a specific intellectual analysis of the merits that a person has.

But I don't know how many of that type are active on Lesswrong.

Comment author: Prismattic 24 January 2014 04:13:53AM 2 points [-]
  1. Always End Phone Calls First"

For game-theoretic reasons, nobody can actually follow this strategy. The equilibrium would end up as

ring ring Man: "Hi" Woman: "Bye."