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MattG comments on Sidekick Matchmaking - How to tackle the problem? - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: diegocaleiro 23 October 2015 07:35PM

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 23 October 2015 10:27:51PM 11 points [-]

I think only two pairs of sidekick were created as a result.

I think this is a very significant achievement and shouldn't be downplayed esp. if these pairs worked together for a longer time. Do you know of how these pairs worked out? Could you ask them for a success story?

Comment author: [deleted] 24 October 2015 04:58:08PM 4 points [-]

Was just about to post the same comment before I saw this. Creating three productive lasting relationships based on a forum post on a sparsely populated forum is way more than I would have expected.

BTW, I think the reason the post worked out well for you vs. others was because you treated your post as a Resume, and you had a solid one. Most people either haven't done enough to warrant a sidekick, or else feel weird self-promoting and therefore don't list their accomplishments in the most flattering way.