Lumifer comments on Open Thread for January 8 − 16 2014

Lumifer 14 Jan 2014 17:33 UTC
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LW is not the real world. In the real world, arguments are always soldiers

This is implies that all discussions are adversarial and cannot be anything else. I do not think this is the case.
- Locaha 14 Jan 2014 19:04 UTC
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  This is implies that all discussions are adversarial and cannot be anything else. I do not think this is the case.
  
  All interactions are adversarial to some extent. Even your post that I’m replying to.
  - Lumifer 14 Jan 2014 20:08 UTC
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    All interactions are adversarial to some extent.
    
    Maybe in your world. Not in mine.
    - drethelin 14 Jan 2014 22:00 UTC
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      said the pacifist to the conqueror
      - Lumifer 14 Jan 2014 22:35 UTC
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        Do I really look like a pacifist to you? :-D
        
        A trivial example: imagine that you have kids. Are all your interactions with them adversarial?