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Viliam_Bur comments on Open thread, Dec. 29, 2014 - Jan 04, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 03 January 2015 01:54:07PM *  3 points [-]

Not sure what exactly you wanted to say. It feels to me like unless a man is suffering extremely (unless he is disabled or homeless), it is not real suffering, and he does not deserve compassion. On the other hand, when a damsel is offended by a shirt...

Comment author: therufs 03 January 2015 06:22:15PM 0 points [-]

Offering a hypothesis for difference between meatspace and cyberspace behavior based on some informal observations (that isn't "everyone is awful on the internet", which may nevertheless be a better description of the problem).

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 03 January 2015 08:26:17PM *  1 point [-]

Oh yes, sorry. Yes, "how much people suffer" and "how much people complain about their suffering online" are two different things; most obvious example being the people without internet access.