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>Or even caring about people's emotions and sense of self, seems to have never occurred to any of them that I have met. But that's not relevant to a community
by JamesArgo 12y ago
>Or even caring about people's emotions and sense of self, seems to have never occurred to any of them that I have met.
But that's not relevant to a community focusing on rational discussion. And it's the exact opposite of what cults do - they try to shower their followers with love. Not caring too much about people's emotional attachments to their beliefs is appropriate on LessWrong. It is inappropriate outside of that context.
- vertex-four 12y ago> It is inappropriate outside of that context. Yes. The issue is that many seem to have the complete inability to understand this. I don't care what they do in their own IRC channel or community; it's entirely inappropriate to attack somebody without their consent anywhere else, and yet they do.