I think this may be one of the weirdest posts I have ever read on LW. Deconstructing that feeling it’s probably because it’s combining near and far mode subjects, relationships and scholarship. Examining that it’s unlikely because I’ve been reading around the PUA subculture for a while, so it might be the framing, the tone and description of your intellectual learning is like nothing I’ve read in that. The style is also different from HughRistik’s writing on PUA on this site, which is also markedly different in tone to normal PUA stuff but doesn’t push the weird button.
The description of your breakup filled me with awe-struck horror. I’m not sure at what point I would have been able to say why that was such an awful idea but even before I could explain then I wouldn’t have done it, more because I have had the misfortune never to have had a relationship with someone who was all that interested in discussing abstract ideas than anything else, but also because it’s been obvious to me for a long time that the supermajority of people aren’t into intellectual conversation ever.
It’s extremely clear, coherent and provides actionable advice all the way through. The finale ends with a hip, hip hooray! that’s good although I dislike the “by golly” and am ambivalent on “Rationality for the win”
I think this may be one of the weirdest posts I have ever read on LW. Deconstructing that feeling it’s probably because it’s combining near and far mode subjects, relationships and scholarship. Examining that it’s unlikely because I’ve been reading around the PUA subculture for a while, so it might be the framing, the tone and description of your intellectual learning is like nothing I’ve read in that. The style is also different from HughRistik’s writing on PUA on this site, which is also markedly different in tone to normal PUA stuff but doesn’t push the weird button.
The description of your breakup filled me with awe-struck horror. I’m not sure at what point I would have been able to say why that was such an awful idea but even before I could explain then I wouldn’t have done it, more because I have had the misfortune never to have had a relationship with someone who was all that interested in discussing abstract ideas than anything else, but also because it’s been obvious to me for a long time that the supermajority of people aren’t into intellectual conversation ever.
It’s extremely clear, coherent and provides actionable advice all the way through. The finale ends with a hip, hip hooray! that’s good although I dislike the “by golly” and am ambivalent on “Rationality for the win”