It seems to me that private_messaging is right and explains his point beautifully. Here’s a Robin Hanson post making a similar point. Also see this discussion, especially Wei Dai’s comment.
And more recently: http://lesswrong.com/lw/fmt/lw_women_lw_online/8h0h and http://lesswrong.com/lw/fmt/lw_women_lw_online/8hqg
It seems to me that private_messaging is right and explains his point beautifully. Here’s a Robin Hanson post making a similar point. Also see this discussion, especially Wei Dai’s comment.
And more recently: http://lesswrong.com/lw/fmt/lw_women_lw_online/8h0h and http://lesswrong.com/lw/fmt/lw_women_lw_online/8hqg