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ChristianKl comments on Dark Arts: Defense in Reputational Warfare - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: OrphanWilde 03 December 2015 03:03PM

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Comment author: ChristianKl 03 December 2015 09:32:37PM 0 points [-]

No, they aren't, but most people won't be able to tell the difference.

I think in most cases your opponent is able to tell that you didn't capitulated to them. There's the saying that if you give someone a finger they take the whole hand.

Comment author: OrphanWilde 03 December 2015 09:50:40PM 0 points [-]

Your opponent doesn't matter. Your audience matters.