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Dagon comments on Require contributions in advance - Less Wrong Discussion

53 Post author: Viliam 08 February 2016 12:55PM

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Comment author: Dagon 08 February 2016 03:10:14PM 13 points [-]

Do keep in mind that if a friend actually follows through, you've significantly raised the stakes of saying "no" later.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 08 February 2016 07:29:45PM 5 points [-]

I understood quite clearly that he wouldn't have said "no" earlier so this is a significant improvement. But yes, I understand your comment as reminding readers that they may have less problems of saying "no" initially and for them it may make things more difficult instead of improving things.

Comment author: Morendil 10 February 2016 08:57:33AM 2 points [-]

Absolutely - so don't be insincere in the setup. If you think "no way", say "no way".

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