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Lumifer comments on Open thread, Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 20 October 2015 06:36:47PM 3 points [-]

In the usual way: offer them something they want.

Leaving sex aside, the traditional things are money and power. Impactful letters begin like this: "I { control a large voting block | can direct cash flow from a network of donors } and would like to discuss X with you". Oh, and, of course, impactful letters are NOT sent to the "contact page" address.