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Azathoth123 comments on Open thread, Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Azathoth123 02 November 2014 04:23:55AM 2 points [-]

Not a person, but I've had similar experiences dealing with Cthulhu and certain political factions.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 02 November 2014 11:12:01AM 2 points [-]

Sure, human terms are usually applied to humans. Groups are not humans, and using human terms for them would at best be a metaphor.

Comment author: Azathoth123 04 November 2014 04:03:39AM 1 point [-]

On the other hand, for your purpose (keeping LW a successful community), groups that collectively act like a sociopath are just as dangerous as individual sociopaths.