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Lumifer comments on Open thread, September 15-21, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 21 September 2014 12:43:32AM 3 points [-]

Try reading literature written before the past 50 years and preferably before the 20th century.

I am afraid Victorian England is not all that representative of the historical human norm.

Comment author: Azathoth123 23 September 2014 03:22:47AM 4 points [-]

I wasn't primarily thinking of Victorian England. Also "before the 20th century" isn't just the 19th century.