Comment on Rationality Lessons Learned from Irrational Adventures in Romance

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:02:04 GMT

Oh. Those are important examples and events in my own story; not surprisingly, they are heterosexually framed because I'm heterosexual. But four examples/events being heterosexually framed amidst the 7 labeled rationality lessons that are neutral to gender orientation does not make the post "only useful if you're a heterosexual male," I don't think.

So I'm still confused about what you seem to be reacting against. When I read a book and some small section of it doesn't apply to me, I don't write the author to complain that there was a section of what they wrote that didn't apply to me. I just skim past that part and note that it didn't apply to me, and then get back to the parts that do apply to me, if I'm finding the book useful at all - and if I'm not, I just don't read the book.

So, I'd love to be "showing some sign" of understanding the "some of your post doesn't apply to me" objection, but I'll need to have you help me understand it first, I'm afraid. :)

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