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NancyLebovitz comments on Open Thread, May 11 - May 17, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 11 May 2015 09:14:11PM 1 point [-]

Here's a quote from the link above: "What triggers the depression response is a lack of obviously relatively weaker (dependent or safe to bully) group members".

Comment author: ChristianKl 11 May 2015 10:25:36PM 1 point [-]

"Weakness" isn't a straightforward word. It's not a precise word. In general this theory hasn't had the amount of work needed to be precise.

It can be that the thing that matters for weakness is having power over other people. The power relationship between a mother and her child is complex.