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Lumifer comments on Intentionally Raising the Sanity Waterline - Less Wrong Discussion

12 Post author: Gleb_Tsipursky 13 November 2014 08:25PM

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Comment author: Lumifer 14 November 2014 04:34:47PM 2 points [-]

I don't know why it would. Social stigma is basically the expression of the they-are-from-a-different-tribe feeling. Becoming more rational does not necessarily lead to less tribalism.

Rationality and values are mostly orthogonal.

Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 14 November 2014 04:59:13PM 1 point [-]

I think we may have a different take on the term social stigma. Per the common usage of that word, as well as the way it is used by researchers such as Erving Goffman, I generally perceive things such as sexual orientation and gender identity as part of what is referred to by social stigma. To me it seems that gaining greater rationality is generally associated with less ugh fields around sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as relationship styles such as polyamory. I accept that we may have a difference of opinion, however.