Vaniver comments on Australian Mega-Meetup 2014 Retrospective - LessWrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 23 May 2014 09:47:22PM 8 points [-]

That is a worry, but I think the narrower worry is that an ask me anything sticker, in the light of day, is different from a late-night ask me anything sticker. When one originally puts it on, one might be prepared to say "sorry, not answering that," but at a late-night session where the last twelve limit-pushing questions were answered and your executive function is depleted from it being late, you might answer a question you wouldn't in the light of day.

I think that it is still a good idea on net. Doing this sort of thing with other people actually does make them less of a stranger and more of a friend.

Comment author: FeepingCreature 25 May 2014 06:56:45AM 1 point [-]

Can't you just take your sticker off?

Comment author: Vaniver 25 May 2014 07:13:02AM *  4 points [-]

Can't you just take your sticker off?

In the same way that one can just stop drinking when they've had enough. That is, it may not be wise to assume it will happen by default, but it is not impossible, and the sort that consider it easy are not the ones we're worried about.