DaFranker comments on LW Women- Minimizing the Inferential Distance - LessWrong

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Comment author: DaFranker 27 November 2012 09:36:56PM *  1 point [-]

I'm not sure I grasp at all what you're referring to by those "dynamics". The nitpicking? The pointing at small things rather than the fundamental assumption(s)? (if so, what's the perceived fundamental assumption(s) and which are the small things? Is the fundamental assumption the claim "Women have a larger inferential distance to LW because difference in life experiences"?)

Among the most upvoted comments in this section, it seems that about 2/3 are displaying "protecting women" signalling.

I disagree on this, ISTM that many of those are displaying things substantially different, such as "helping people in general" or "protecting people being harassed".

The personal experiences shared basically give examples of "privilege" and "microagressions". (...) Indeed, my entire post is probably already practically glowing red in the minds of some people reading it, causing a deep emotional disturbance.

That whole paragraph rings very true, and deserves upvotes IMO, contingent of me having any idea what "dynamics" you're pointing at.